my great grandfather who was a high level exec (he was on the board of directors of a big one) told me that some corporations invented christmas /santa claus his little elves and the easter bunny in the 1800's/1900's to market and sell more of their products.
2006-12-16 13:50:15 · 13 answers · asked by net god 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
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2006-12-16 13:52:20 · answer #1 · answered by **socal** 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No,they didn't invent them but when Santa was made popular by Clement Moore's poem 'The Night Before Christmas',the advertisers just latched onto a good thing.After catoonist Thomas Nast developed the illustration of what we commonly think of Santa looking like.Santa was off and running for good.The bunny was a fertility symbol, symbol of Spring.How he got to Easter ,I don't know.
Santa was in European mythology for hundreds of years and is based on a Greek Bishop Nicholas who used to give things to the poor.Good Ol' St. Nick.
2006-12-16 14:00:03 · answer #2 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely, it is all design to spend your hard earned money on things that you really don't need.
Anyways, we are not going to change the world, so be careful how much you spend this holidays.
Have a great holidays
2006-12-24 06:40:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm, while the big corporations would like you to believe this, i think it was really the invention of parents who wanted to spare their small children the graphic stories of the life and death of jesus, and make holidays entertaining for all to enjoy.
2006-12-24 07:45:56 · answer #4 · answered by moogwoman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i also have to put greeting card companies into that category...why do we really need sweetest day and all the other stupid holidays out there where the stores are flooded with greeting cards
2006-12-16 13:53:52 · answer #5 · answered by charmel5496 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ABSOULUTELY NOT........christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ...but santa was made up so people forget the TRUE meaning of christmas....the birth of our saviour and father Jesus Christ....and the other holidays...i have no clue.
2006-12-16 14:01:38 · answer #6 · answered by *brunettes~r~better* ;) 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
YES, your great grand d ad was a wise man...it's all about the MONEY !
2006-12-23 18:12:08 · answer #7 · answered by cesare214 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. They are just capitalizing on them. And by doing so they may very well be expanding on them,
2006-12-16 13:55:26 · answer #8 · answered by Rishi O 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think so.It is all about business and fun! People make money too!!
2006-12-24 01:26:51 · answer #9 · answered by cupid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
xmas is the interpretation of ones own desires.....it is over commercialised...i use it as a family thing.....simple basic get together........to the enjoyment of those who i care about.
2006-12-24 01:19:28 · answer #10 · answered by hughr k 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in a way yes take for example saint close
coca-cola made him red before he was green
2006-12-16 14:13:58 · answer #11 · answered by anamaria g 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋