{"id":61830,"date":"2021-12-22T07:01:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T07:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.glaciermediadigital.ca\/?p=61830"},"modified":"2022-03-21T01:50:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T01:50:37","slug":"colour-story-christmas-green-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lodestardigital.ca\/index.php\/2021\/12\/22\/colour-story-christmas-green-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Colour Story: Christmas Green + Red"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Have you ever wondered how green and red became the traditional colours of Christmas?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CcxDjd0x76Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Many colour combinations can been seen in today\u2019s festive season, but no other duos are as tied to Christmas than green and red.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This palette has been linked to the winter solstice \u2013 a celebration by ancient cultures to usher in the beginning of brighter days ahead.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>The ancient Romans held a feast called <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturnalia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Saturnalia<\/em><\/a> and adorned their homes with fragrant greenery to bring joy through the harsh winter months.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>In Celtic traditions, holly plants, with their bright red berries, were said to bring good fortune.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">During the Middle Ages, churches would perform plays of bible stories on Christmas Eve.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>These stages re-created the garden of Eden using evergreens. And a pine tree with apples tied to its branches would represent the Paradise tree.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Wreaths of holly symbolized the crown of thorns worn by Jesus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Fast forward to more recent history; In 1931, Coca-Cola commissioned an illustrator named Haddon Sundblom to bring Santa Clause to life.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Thanks in part to Coca Cola\u2019s investments in its advertising, this American depiction of Christmas has endured ever since and played a key role in establishing green and red as Christmas colours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many colour combinations can been seen in today\u2019s festive season, but no other duos are as tied to Christmas than green and 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