Santa Claus - A Child Friendly Jesus

secular santa continued to rise in popularity, and by the 19 thirties, he was everywhere. Santa claus was just kid friendly jesus, jesus light. But this secular santa really rattled more orthodox christians who accused him of trying to replace jesus christ. They didn't like a mild judgment day. The family unit was influenced by the artistic movement of romanticism. And children, especially those of the rich became precious and almost doll like. In addition to his rise anto the lord of capitalism, santa was becoming a symbol of the power of children's innocence and imagination that was sweeping the cult.