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sprobertson on Dec 25, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Why is the top bar red?

Red represents the blood of a famous man who was supposedly killed many years ago for spreading some controversial ideas.

anotherarray on Dec 25, 2016 | [–]

Actually,

>this friendly, fat Santa in these bright red robes, which, I don't think is a coincidence, match the color of the Coke logo — this really took hold in American culture."

http://www.npr.org/2016/12/20/506215632/how-red-and-green-be...

FreeFull on Dec 25, 2016 | | [–]

That'd be more fitting for Easter though

geoah on Dec 25, 2016 | [–]

Jesus? :P

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