Why does Santa wear red clothes again?

Every Christmas, the image of Santa Claus appears everywhere. However, why Santa wears red clothes and not other colors is not everyone knows.

Santa Claus, Old Snowman, Saint Nicholas or Santa Claus are the way to call a person - the soul of Christmas. Santa's image is taken from a true character in history.

According to legend, Saint Nicholas was a bishop of Myra diocese in Asia Minor (Turkey today). He was born into a wealthy family, often bringing wealth to the poor and secretly helping those in need. Thanks to that, St. Nicholas is loved by both adults and children.

Santa's image is taken from a true character in history.

The story of St. Nicholas is widespread, so widespread that whenever a gift is received, people think of it from him. This famous figure also appeared in the works of many Victorian writers and poets with the image of a silver-haired old man, often appearing in the winter with big gift bags.

Meanwhile, Santa Claus in each country has a name and wears different kinds of clothes, including red, but the most popular is the green shirt, symbolizing the coming spring.

Santa in a green coat, 1910. (Photo: Getty).

In January 1863, Harper Weekly magazine (USA) published the first illustration of St Nicholas in a star print shirt. For the next 20 years, Santa's image often appears in this magazine every Christmas. In January 1881, Harper Weekly published the image of Santa Claus with a big red belly, a pipe handle attached to a big gift bag.

Until the 1920s, Coca-Cola used Santa's image to advertise its beverage. Artist Haddon Sundblom redesigned the image of Santa hand holding a Coca Cola bottle with a happy face, big gift bag on his shoulder.

One of many Coca Cola ads.(Photo: Thefactsite).

In particular, he wears a red 2-color white suit in the company's logo. This template continues to be used many years later. The success of this beverage company is synonymous with the image of Santa Claus becoming familiar.

Today, the image of Santa passing through the sky on Christmas night in a sleigh pulled by reindeer, going into the house through chimneys and placing presents on socks, bed bags became popular and Expected every Christmas of every child around the world.