it seems a bit "fruity" to hang stockings above the fire and stuff them with fruit, nuts and presents. who started it, when and why?
2006-12-07 14:14:03 · 8 answers · asked by charlie glue 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
From what I heard, there's a story that Saint Nicholas (later known as Santa Claus) wanted to help some poor young women who had no dowries. He put a gold coin in each of their stockings that were hanging out to dry. With their new dowries, the girls were now able to find husbands.
This is why we hang stockings today by the fireplace so that Santa Claus can fill them.
2006-12-07 14:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by MNL_1221 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We do stockings in our homestead additionally. I placed stuff in my husbands, he does mine, and that i somewhat lots do Gracee's additionally lol. procuring is my well known element of do! when you consider that she is a million now, i will make it a sprint extra relaxing then final year. i will in all probability placed a pair little books in it, a container on animal crackers (her fav,) a sparkling toothbrush, and in line with probability some socks or something. i know she would be waiting to no longer remember yet I nevertheless decide for to make it relaxing and interesting, even whether it relatively is in basic terms for daddy and that i or for homestead video purposes. final year she replaced into in straightforward terms 2 months previous, so she have been given pacifiers, teething rings and stuff like that =)
2016-10-14 06:05:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a link to a website that tells the various histories of the christmas stocking. I hope it helps you.
www.plumpstocking.com/stockingstuffers/christmas-stocking
In other parts of europe it is traditional for children to leave their shoes outside for St Nicholas to fill with sweets.
2006-12-07 14:24:50 · answer #3 · answered by lola 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does have something to do with the original Father Christmas putting money and or little gifts in stockings.
I don't care were or why it started as long as I have nice little things in mine!
Charles "That Cheeky Lad''
2006-12-07 14:22:07 · answer #4 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget about the stockings, it's too small, I put a basket.
2006-12-07 14:29:47 · answer #5 · answered by Jazz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is to separate the candy and cheap stuff from the regular main-dish gifts.
2006-12-07 14:17:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
who cares...give me the candy :D
2006-12-07 14:20:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its just tradition
2006-12-07 23:05:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋