But who is this jolly fat man, in a bright red suit, promising to deliver on the wishes of children, and why can we always expect him to visit Aussie shopping centres in December?
Many for the joy of children (and perhaps adults), Santa Claus arriving in shopping centers around Australia signals the beginning of Christmas purchases.Retailers began to tap into the “invented tradition” of Christmas in the early 1800s. The first commercial use of Santa, possibly the first, was on a flyer for a New York jewelry store in the mid-years. 1820. Stephen Nissenbaum, in his book The Battle for Christmas, he suggested that this image of Santa Claus be reproduced in various printed forms, then in 1841 an innovative merchant in Philadelphia created a life-size model of Santa Claus.
It wasn’t long before the “living” Santa Claus began to appear around street corners. In 1891, Salvation Army captain Joseph McFee began raising funds to provide a free Christmas dinner for the poor. He picked up a crab trap from the local wharf, hung it on a tripod at a busy intersection, with the sign: “Fill the pot for the poor – Free Christmas dinner. Soon unemployed men were employed. for clothing. Santa Claus, with red kettles and bells ringing the streets of New York City to solicit donations. In the same period, some stores began to use the “living” Santa Claus in shop windows and shelves toys and in 1910 the presence of a “living Santa Claus” “Claus” became a requirement for any department store and commercial setting.Desperate to attract shoppers, Santa’s workshops, caves and winter wonderland have miraculously started appearing in malls since around the end of November.
Their emergence marks the start of Christmas shopping, extensive trading, and gift giving. business model, which creates positive experiences in shopping malls and jobs for most older retired men. hundreds of shopping centers across Australia, New Zealand and North America. The Santa Claus Conservatory offers training to potential Santa “candidates”. Longing for Santa Claus Longing has always been a relevant emotion at Christmas. I remember my dad taking me to the John Martins Christmas pageant in Adelaide in the 1970s.
I have friends who still drag their adult children around the centers to “recreate” that moment in time.Nostalgia, however, has become a commodity, which can be bought and sold. Nostalgic marketing emerged in the 1970s and is used to connect consumers to their past. Many adults would remember their childhood by visiting Myer Melbourne’s famous Christmas Windows, which have entertained families for 66 years. Since 1933, the Adelaide Christmas Pageant, the largest public parade in the southern hemisphere, has drawn over 300,000 people to the CBD. Therefore, Christmas-related consumer rituals, such as department store Christmas windows, contests, and Santa Claus photos, aim to persuade us to remember the past, feel a sense of nostalgia, and train us. in the tradition of Christmas shopping. With the prospect of continuing the social distancing requirements of COVID19, the centre’s management may eventually need to consider virtual experiences.
PostCOVID Claus can be fully equipped with augmented reality experiences, VR elf outfits, and Instagram-friendly photo opportunities, a virtual reality “magic mirror” that allows visitors to become one of Father’s elves Christmas and a “bad guy or a good meter”. video chat companies, such as Talk to Santa and Welcome Santa, give families the ability to connect with Santa from the comfort of their smart devices. Just as shoppers have moved online
