What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with the red suit

What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with the red suit

(The Conversation) — When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes around delivering gifts to children during the Christmas season probably comes to mind. Yet, not everyone who dons the red suit fits this stereotype. That’s what Bethany Cockburn, Borbala Csillag and I learned when we teamed up to study professional Santas. For our study, we looked into how these professional Santas were able to “be” Santa, e…

What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with the red suit

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What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with the red suit

Members of the Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas meet at Pink's restaurant at Knott's Berry Farm before the holiday rush in 2009. Business Wire via APWhen you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes around delivering gifts to children during the Christmas season probably comes to mind. Yet, not everyone who dons the red suit fits this stereotype. That’s what Bethany Cockburn, Borbala Csillag and I learned …