The Color of Christmas: Why Is It Red? A fascinating mix of history, religion, culture, and branding . What was Santa’s original look, really? Every December, the world turns red . Red lights. Red hats. Red ribbons. Red everywhere. But have you ever paused to ask: Why red? Was Christmas always this color? And did Santa really start out this way? The answer is a fascinating mix of history, religion, culture, and branding . Christmas Wasn’t Always Red In the early centuries of Christmas celebrations , red wasn’t the dominant color at all. Different cultures associated Christmas with different hues: Green → Life, rebirth, evergreen trees surviving winter White → Purity, snow, divinity Gold → Light, royalty, the Star of Bethlehem Blue → Calm, night sky, Mary’s robes in Christian art In fact, green was the strongest early Christmas color, symbolizing hope and renewal during the harsh winter...
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