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Re:Visual Studio Code repository is open again by radicalbyte on Friday December 20, 2019 @04:50PM (#21847672)
Modern Santa was invented by Coca Cola based very loosely on St Nicholas. In American Gods he'd be the God of Capitalism I guess.

As a symbol of American capitalism it's rather fitting that Microsoft are using him.

St Nicholas (sinterklaas) is celebrated in The Netherlands on 6th of December. You may remember it from The Daily Show and other US TV outlets who were covering the archaic tradition of black face in the celebrations.

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Re:Visual Studio Code repository is open again by goto11 on Saturday December 21, 2019 @03:06AM (#21850264)
It is a myth that Coca Cola invented Santa Claus. He was a well-known figure in the US before Coca Cola stated using him.
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