As the New Year celebrations draw near, shop windows and streets are filled with images of bearded wizards. The symbols of the holiday have become so similar, taking over features from each other over time, that sometimes it is not immediately possible to determine who is in front of you - Santa Claus or Santa Claus. How to distinguish a traditional Russian wizard from a Western Christmas grandfather?
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, pay attention to the clothes. The main differences lie in it. Santa Claus is always dressed in a long fur coat covered with blue or red fabric (other colors are less common), embroidered with silver or gold patterns, and trimmed with white fur. Can be belted with a wide sash. Santa Claus wears only red - a short jacket with a buckle belt and pants, but the trim on the jacket is also white. Santa Claus has a high cap on his head the same color as a fur coat, with white fur, while Santa Claus has a red cap with a pompom. It can also be trimmed with white fur. The wizards also have different shoes - the Russian grandfather is shod in felt boots or boots with bent toes, the symbol of American Christmas wears black short boots. In addition, Santa Claus must have warm mittens; Santa Claus can be wearing gloves.
Step 2
It is easy to distinguish Santa Claus from Santa Claus if the wizard is not depicted alone. Santa Claus can only be accompanied by the Snow Maiden - his fabulous granddaughter, a girl in a white or blue fur coat, a sparkling headdress-kokoshnik and certainly with a scythe, less often forest animals are depicted. Santa Claus comes across mostly alone, it is very rare to see an image of an eared elf in a green-brown outfit nearby.
Step 3
Both the one and the other characters are often depicted along with their vehicles. Our grandfather has patterned sleds with horses, usually three; Santa has a small light sleigh pulled by reindeer.
Step 4
Other details of the appearance of the two symbols of the winter holidays are not always noticeable, but they also differ. So, our fellow tribesman usually has a long and shaggy beard, while a foreign grandfather has a curly, rounded shape. The staff of Santa Claus is straight, with a knob in the form of a ball or a star; Santa is holding a stick with a bent upper end. Santa Claus is sometimes depicted wearing glasses, in contrast to Santa Claus, who apparently has keen eyes. Santa's eyebrows are usually black, Santa Claus's - white, shaggy.
