How Did the Nordic Countries Kidnap Santa Claus? (part 6)

Santa Claus is thus at the same time the child of the globalization of traditions and the product of the cultural and economic hegemony of certain specific territories. An essential factor for both spreading and reception is the state of openness to the world: both the geographical, commercial, and cultural situation, as well as a favorable demographic and economic context. Finally, at every stage of Santa Claus’s geographical progression, the character was fundamentally transformed to take on new attributes and assimilate and transform local traditions.

Text : Translated from french version by Gilles Fumey

Image : Geralt