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What did st nicholas put in his daughters stockings?
Saint Nicholas put one bag of gold coins into each of the sister's stockings
What did dutch children hany by the fireside before stockings?
Dutch children would hang their shoes by the fireside before stockings. They believed that Sinterklaas (their version of Santa Claus) would fill them with gifts and treats on the eve of St. Nicholas Day.
Where were the stockings hung in 'the night before christmas'?
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
When do you put out stocking for St Nicholas?
Oh, dude, you put out stockings for St. Nicholas on the night of December 5th, because he comes around on December 6th. It's like a pre-Christmas warm-up, you know? So, just hang those bad boys up the night before, and hope St. Nick brings you some goodies.
What did dutch children hang up by the fireide?
Dutch children hang up their stockings by the fireplace for Sinterklaas to fill with treats and gifts on the eve of St. Nicholas Day (December 5th). This tradition is similar to hanging stockings for Santa Claus in other parts of the world.
Where did St. Nicholas Day come from?
December 6 is the feast day of St. Nicholas of Myra.
Which item is of clothing is sometimes filled with presents?
Stockings in the US, shoes in countries where St. Nicholas fills those.
What are hung by the chimney with care?
Stockings are hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon will be there.
What day does St. Nick come?
St. Nicholas comes on December 6.
Why do you use stockings for Christmas?
There is a story that St Nicholas put in gold coins in stockings that were hung in a house for drying, of a man that was poor. The stockings were for his three daughters, and they woke up with a gold coin in each stocking, and they happily married.
How did St. Nicholas come to existence?
St. Nicholas was conceived and born of very human parents in the third century in a Greek colony in Asia Minor.
What country was St. Nicholas born in or come from?
St. Nicholas of Myra was born in a Greek colony in Asia Minor. Today that country is known as Turkey.
