Yes because St Nicholas and St Basil we’re both archbishops. And hence wore red. Just like catholic cardinals do. In orthodox religions red symbolises man and his mortality and blue is the spiritual side of man/god.
But the holly and it’s berries are the reason for red and green.
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Yes because St Nicholas and St Basil we’re both archbishops. And hence wore red. Just like catholic cardinals do. In orthodox religions red symbolises man and his mortality and blue is the spiritual side of man/god.
But the holly and it’s berries are the reason for red and green.