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How Red and Green Became the Colors of Christmas
- empath75 10y agoLike a lot of so-called 'traditions': advertising. (See also: engagement rings, Mother's Day)
- thesimpsons1022 10y agois that necessarily a bad thing? i take joy in mother's day regardless of its origin.
- giancarlostoro 10y agoI still see it as more of a civil holiday, and a needed one. As you say, regardless of it's origin, what made it stick is that it's not something entirely absurd.
- barbs 10y agoThe idea that Coca-Cola created the current version of Santa Claus is an urban myth. Popularised? Maybe. Created? No. http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/cocacola.asp http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/cocacola.asp
- analog31 10y agoIt's because green and red are the two most economical laser colors.
- legulere 10y agoI don't buy it. Sinterklaas, the primary source for santa claus, has been historically been depicted in red: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas#History Further red and green are the traditional colours of the christmas tree: Green of the tree and red of the christmas balls that used to be apples.
- ilaksh 10y agoThe takeaway for me is that many core aspects of our society that we take for granted are not as 'holy' and from time-immemorial as we assume them to be. This questions their nobility or the concept of the noble tradition since apparently many things are the result of somewhat random or opportunistic evolution. This is exciting because it means that we should feel free try to break from the bounds of tradition and readily invent new or at least incrementally better frameworks.