Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

CeterumCenseo85 t1_j277qo7 wrote

Reply to comment by Morall_tach in TIL that the narrative that Coca-Cola designed the modern Santa Claus as part of an advertising campaign is not true, because Coca-Cola did start using Santa in advertising in 1933. But Santa had been portrayed almost exclusively in red from the early 19th century by giuliomagnifico

Funny how messy this is in Germany:

on 6th of Dec: St Nikolaus brings some small presents. An old man with a white beard, dressed in red and white.

on 24th of Dec: in northern Germany the "Christmas Man" (Weihnachtsmann) brings the presents. Basically Santa Claus. In roughly southern Germany the "Christ Child" (Christkind) brings the presents. It's not baby Jesus, and is instead portrayed as a girl with long, curled, blonde hair, even though it is generally considered genderless.

5