Christmas stocking
Christmas stocking
Christmas stocking is an empty sock or bag and socks that have shaped the children hang on Christmas Eve with Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) can fill with small toys, candy, fruit, coins or small gifts. some things when he arrives. These objects are small, often referred to as tappets orstocking emission content of the story of Christmas, Christmas is just a toy on Christmas day Santa Claus fromSanta? In other matters (and according to tradition), the partially wrapped up in wrapping paper and place it against tree.Tradition Christmas in Western culture that children behave badly during the year will be just a piece of coal. However, coal is rarely if ever left to leave it as it is brutal.
History
While there is no written evidence for the origin of Christmas stockings are a popular myth that tries to tell the history of this tradition for Christmas. One legend has many variations. The following is a good example: I have a very poor and three daughters, very beautiful. He had no money to get his daughter married, and what will happen after death.
St. Nicholas was when he heard people talking about the girls of St. Nicholas wanted to help. I know that the old man would not accept charity. He decided to help secretly. Wait till night and fell through the chimney.
He had three bags of gold coins, one for each girl. While looking for a place to keep these three bags, he noticed the girl's stockings were hung over the fireplace to dry. He put a bag in each version, and goes away. When the girls and their father woke up the next morning they found the bags of gold coins and, of course, delighted with the ability to marry and live happily ever after.
This led to the custom of children hanging stockings or putting shoes, eagerly awaiting gifts from Saint Nicholas is sometimes a story to tell with a bag of gold instead of gold. That is why three gold balls instead of for some time, orange is one of the symbols for St. Nicholas. And Saint Nicholas the gift giver -.
European tradition that began in the same position as that used in the daily lives of their stockings. But the most special Christmas stockings were created for this purpose. The custom of Christmas Odin in German by Phyllis Siefker children will put their shoes filled with carrots, straw, of these, or sugar, near the chimney for the horses, fly Sleipnir Odin is. Odin would reward them for their kindness by replacing Sleipnir's food, gifts or candy.This who claimed to survive in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands after the adoption of Christianity and became involved. with Saint Nicholas as a result of the process. Evangelism that these stores carry a wide variety of styles and sizes of Christmas stockings and Christmas stockings are also a popular home environment.
Many families make their own socks, Christmas with the name of each family member applying for the release, so Santa will know who is a member of the family stockings.
A 'square stockings, a frame sent by charities Uk4u Kabcuntie! The UK soldiers are abroad or have been injured on Christmas Day.
Christmas stockings, the largest in the world.
Christmas Stockings largest in the world was created with the support of the Association for the Child in December 2007, except for the Guinness World Records has been releasing the names of stockings, Christmas, most of December 14, 2007 at Excel in London who came earlier. The name has been recorded in Canada after a few weeks before this attempt of 19.25m measured from 8.23 m
It is made from more than 6,000 knitted squares of red and measuring 32.56m long and 14.97m (toe heel) level would weigh the equivalent of three [deer], and is filled with scenes taken in 1000. children's programs.
Stocking was created as part of the appeal to raise funds for social knitting children, ?Stitch Big?. [4] ? 33.000 was raised through sponsorship.
See also
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References
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