Why do we hang Christmas stockings? The history of the holiday tradition
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Here’s what you need to know about Christmas stockings and how the holiday tradition came to be. Hint: It's linked to a legend about Saint Nicholas.
In that legend, Saint Nicholas gave three poor sisters gold coins and dropped the coins down the chimney. One of the coins went into a pair of shoes that were left on the hearth, while another coin went into a pair of socks that were hanging by the fire to dry, the website states. Ann W. Schmidt is an Associate on Fox Business' Strategic Initiatives team.
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Because of that legend, on Christmas Eve, children in Scandinavia leave their shoes on the hearth, while children in the U.S. and the U.K. leave their stockings on their bedpost or near the fireplace in the hopes that the stockings and shoes will be filled with treats, History.com reported.
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