Having grown up in the northern hemisphere I have a particular mental image of Father Christmas/Santa Claus/Saint Nick/whatever. It involves a lot of clothing, topped with a lined robe. Y’know, typical cold weather gear.
In the southern hemisphere, do you get the same? If so, how come the poor guys cosplaying as him don’t overheat?
Santa lives at the North Pole. He has to dress warmly. 2/3 of Earth’s population lives north of the equator. Santa has to dress for the majority of the people he will visit as he doesn’t have time to change clothes. Santa’s helpers in malls are like stunt doubles. They have to dress like Santa dresses.
some variations of Aussie santa is dressed for the correct climate https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ftsa&q=australian+santa&ia=images&iax=images