Gifts Always Found In Socks On Christmas, why ?
December 25th, the Christmas festival, is just around the corner. From children to adults, everyone is filled with excitement about this day. When children wake up on Christmas morning, the first thing they notice is the socks hanging near their beds or on the Christmas tree. But have you ever wondered why Santa Claus chooses socks for his gifts? There’s a deeply moving and fascinating legend behind this. Let’s find out how this tradition of gift-giving in socks began.
Who was St. Nicholas?
The story of finding gifts in socks at Christmas is believed to be associated with Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century Turkish man, was a very kind man who used his wealth to help the needy and poor children. He is the person we know today as Santa Claus . It is believed that he would sneak out in the dark of night to help people unnoticed.
That magical night of socks and gold coins
According to legend, there lived a very poor man in a village who had three daughters. Poverty meant the father had no money to pay for their marriage. He was deeply worried about their future. When Saint Nicholas learned of this family’s plight, he decided to help. However, he did not want to reveal his identity.
One night, Nicholas arrived at the man’s house and threw three bags of gold coins down the chimney. At that time, the family members had washed their socks and hung them to dry. The gold coins dropped from above landed directly inside the socks. The next morning, when the daughters looked at their socks, they were full of gold coins. They were overjoyed, and with the money, all three were married with great pomp.
How did it become a global tradition?
This incident sparked a worldwide belief that Santa Claus would arrive at night and leave gifts in children’s stockings through the chimney. Even today, children hang colorful socks on Christmas Eve in the hope of finding candy, chocolate, or their favorite toys inside them in the morning.
Christmas stockings today
Over time, this tradition has become a part of fashion and decoration. Now, specialty Christmas stockings are available in the market, which people decorate their homes with. Even though people are using fireplaces less often, the craze for hanging stockings by the bed or on the Christmas tree still persists.
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