Santa Claus
Question
1. Why does Santa wear red clothes?
2. Why does Santa live near North
pole?
The origin of Santa
AboutWhen?
3 century A.D
InWhere?
Asia minor
St.Who?
Nicholas
Present
What?
To children
To
whom?
Give
How?
After that
• Some European gave present to
children at 5th Dec. in praise of his
goodwill.
It’s different
from today’s image of Santa
In America
• Immigrants from Holland
introduced the story of St. Nicholas
The Dutches
Immigrants from
Holland
American
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산테 클라스
산타 클로스
In 19 century
• In 1822, a dentist wrote a poem “A
visit from Saint Nicholas”
– Santa Claus was a small person like
fairy.
– He rid a sled and gave present to
children
In 19 century
• But a cartoonist, Thomas Nast
– described Santa Claus as an
overweight person who lives near
north pole.
In 1920s
Coke wanted to rise a sale of Coca Cola.
They decided to reveal Santa Claus
in their advertisement.
They described Santa Claus as more
familiar than before.
Santa became a grandfather
who looks warm-hearted.
So Coke made Santa wear red clothes
which is associated with Coca Cola.
Santa Claus in Ad.
Coca Cola = Santa Claus