Santa Claus wears a blue suit... really?
The original St Nicholas (Santa Claus) suit was tan or brown; he was a Bishop of Greek descent that worked mostly in Turkey. He is regarded as the patron saint of children, merchants, students and others.
For the many things he did as one of the earliest Christian saints, including resurrecting three kids that had been pickled in brine, he was called the "wonderworker". He also had the habit of secretly leaving gifts for people. This habit gave rise to the legendary character of Sinterklaas (in the Netherlands and Germany) and St Nicholas, Papa Noel, or Santa Claus in the rest of Europe, where he wears a blue suit.
The red suit version is attributed to Thomas Nast, a Bavarian-born American artist, working for Harper's Weekly in the United States. He first depicted Santa in 1863, in sepia colors, but in 1881 he depicted Santa with a red suit for the first time. Nast is now known is regarded the father of American Cartoonists, not only for his Santa depiction, but also political cartoons that have become part of the American culture.
The Santa in red suit has been since then, the icon we all know and redraw...with a red suit mostly in the United States in United Kingdom, but seen worldwide as well.
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