2006-11-26 02:19:53 · 26 answers · asked by DANIEL H 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
It has nothing to do with Coca Cola!!!
The traditional story is at the site below....;
2006-11-26 05:46:09 · answer #1 · answered by huggz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Santa wears red, Father Christmas wears green.
2006-11-26 10:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He was orginally in green as father christmas realting to the firs holly or ivy in Netherlands. . The plants were suppose to raise the spirits.
Santa wears red influenced by saint nicolas who was said to do good deeds in red cloak
They are now used together but orginally were two different people. The good deeder in green and saint nicolas ( santa) in red
2006-11-26 10:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by mintycakeyfroggy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa Claus only started being drawn as dressed in red in the mid 19th Century. The Original Father Christmas, St. Nicholas, was dressed in full Bishop's gear, with Crozier, mitre, and long white, gold-embroidered vestments and white gloves. Traditionally he is followed by a black servant (known as Black Peter) who carries coal and switches for the bad kids.
The punchline is that the original St. Nicholas was Turkish in the first place...
2006-11-26 11:03:19 · answer #4 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOT because of Coca Cola. He was portrayed by some illustrators before the famous Coke stuff in red. In some he was dressed in green and some in red. They are both Christmassy colours.
2006-11-26 10:25:05 · answer #5 · answered by Jon B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He used to wear green, but Coca Cola decided to use him in their advertising campaign one year and turned him red. He's been wearing red ever since (this was a long time ago, but not sure when).
2006-11-26 13:16:10 · answer #6 · answered by PT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of Coca cola. He always wore green before that and wasn't as fat and jolly either. Our perception of Father Christmas is purely down to a marketing ploy. Isn't it sad how easily shaped we are?
Bring back the green!
2006-11-28 08:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by Hayley R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There isnt a lot of new technology up at the north pole and they dont have any dyes - coz it would affect the snow colour. So they just used a normal white material and then stained it with blood - from all of the really bad kids who werent even good enough to deserve a lump of coal
2006-11-26 11:01:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of Coca-Cola's influence.
Father Christmas always used to be dressed in green. However, after a Cola advert dressed him in red, it has became widely accepted.
2006-11-26 10:24:44 · answer #9 · answered by FreakGirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To match the hollyberries that are a symbol of Christmas
2006-11-26 10:21:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coca-Cola did that. Over here he used to wear gray with red trimmings.
2006-11-26 10:23:54 · answer #11 · answered by Cold Bird 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋