For children, the happiest thing about Christmas is to see presents when they wake up in the morning. In fact, this is specially prepared by parents to keep their children's innocence. But Xiaobian is curious about why Christmas presents should be put in socks?
According to the Bible, saints from the East gave gifts when Jesus was born, which is the origin of Santa's gift giving for children. British children put their stockings beside the fireplace on Christmas Eve. They believe that Santa Claus will come down the chimney at night and bring them presents full of stockings. French children put their shoes at the door and let the baby put the gifts in them when he comes.
Christmas stocking:
The first time was a pair of big red socks. Most of them were OK. Because Christmas socks are used to hold gifts. Children's favorite things. At night, they hang their socks by the bed and wait for the next morning's reception. What if someone sends a car for Christmas? Better ask him to write a check and put it in his socks.
The legend of Christmas stockings
Once upon a time there was a kind-hearted nobleman whose wife died of illness, leaving him and his three daughters behind. The aristocrat tried many inventions and failed, but also ran out of money, so they had to move to a farmhouse, and his daughters had to cook, sew and clean themselves.
A few years later, the daughters gradually reached the age of marriage, but the father became more depressed because he had no money to buy dowries for his daughters. One night, after washing, the girls hung their stockings in front of the fireplace to dry. When Saint Nicholas learned about their father's situation, he came to their house that night. He saw from the window that the whole family had fallen asleep and noticed the girls' stockings. Then he took out three packets of gold from his pocket and dropped them one by one from the chimney, just in the girls' stockings
The next morning, the girls woke up to find that their stockings were full of gold, enough for their dowry. The aristocrat was able to see his daughters get married and live a happy life.