December 6th, in hollandthey call it St. Nicholas Day, and it is a separate day from Christmas all together
bc children used to put their shoes out and St. Nick would out money and gifts inside their shoes.
you put you shoes out on the 5th of December
St. Nick visits German children on the evening of December 5th, which is known as St. Nicholas Day. Children traditionally leave out a shoe or a boot to be filled with treats and gifts by St. Nick.
Oh, in the Czech Republic, when children hear St. Nick approaching, they get very excited! They clean their shoes and place them by the window, hoping that St. Nick will leave them some treats or small gifts. It's a wonderful tradition that brings joy and anticipation to children all around the country.
Christmas Eve of course!
Children leave out wooden shoes before Christmas as part of a tradition in countries like the Netherlands and Belgium, where St. Nicholas (Sinterklaas) brings gifts to good children. The shoes are typically filled with carrots or hay for St. Nicholas's horse, along with a wish list or a small gift for the child. It is a way for children to participate in the excitement of the holiday season and to receive small treats from St. Nicholas.
The feast of St. Nicholas - December 6.
In Europe the feast of St. Nicholas was celebrated on December 6 and children received small gifts from St. Nick, usually left in their shoes on the door step of their home. Somehow St. Nick was hijacked and turned into a commercial promoter of Christmas to increase sales. and the true meaning of both Christmas and the Feast of St. Nicholas was lost due to greed of merchants.
St. Nicholas of Myra was a Catholic bishop, was never married and had no children.
They place their shoes on the doorstep.
Children in several European countries place their shoes outside at night for the feast of St. Nicholas in hopes that he will leave them some small gift, fruit or candy.
German children put their shoes on their doorstep on December 5th, the night before St. Nicholas Day. It is believed that St. Nicholas comes around and puts treats in the shoes of all the good kids and twigs in the shoes of the naughty children.