Cracker stocking fillers
Like most Christmas traditions the practice of hanging up a stocking ready to be filled with gifts dates back to pre-Christian times. While there are no written records of the origin of the Christmas Stock- ing, there are popular legends that attempt to tell the history of this festive practice. One of these stories involves Saint Nicholas, thought by many to have been the original Father Christmas. Very long ago, there lived a poor man and his three very beautiful daughters. He had no money for a dowry for his daughters, and he was worried what would happen to them after his death. Saint Nicholas was passing through when he heard the villagers talking about the girls. He wanted to help in secret. He waited until it was night and crept down the chimney.
He had three bags of gold coins with him, one for each girl. As he was looking for a place to put them he noticed the girls’ stockings were hung over the mantelpiece drying. He put one bag in each stocking and off he went. When the girls and their father woke up the next morning, they found the bags of gold coins and were of course, overjoyed. The girls were able to get married and live happily ever after. This led to the custom of children hanging stockings eagerly awaiting gifts from Saint Nicholas, and it is why many children find golden chocolate coins in the bottom of their stocking today.
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The Ross Gazette 17
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