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		Lerc 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An image of an archeologist adventurer who wears a... Santa didn't always wear red.

52-6F-62 9 months ago [–]

Granted, but not the best example, red and green are the emblematic colours elves wore in northern european cultures. Santa is somewhat syncretic with Robert Goodfellow or Robin Redbreast, Puck, Puca, etc etc. it wasn’t really a cola invention.

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