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When did french children start to put their shoes in front of the fireplace?
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Because Santa Can Fill It With Presents ! ! ! ! [ :
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What country has Shoes as there tradition for Christmas?
In France, children leave shoes by the fireplace on Christmas Eve so that Pere Noel (the French version of Santa Claus) can fill them with presents while they are asleep.
What things are left by the fire place by children in France on Christmas eve?
sometimes they put shoes by their fireplace but I don't know why
What did the french use before stockings?
Before stockings, the French used leg coverings called garters or hose. Garters were bands worn around the leg to hold up socks or stockings, while hose were close-fitting garments covering the leg from foot to waist, usually worn by men. The evolution of fashion eventually led to the adoption of stockings as leg coverings in French attire.
Why do you put shoes by the fireplace?
it is a tradition.
What are the things that children in France leave by the fireplace on Christmas Eve?
what are the things children in France leave out on Christmas eve
What do french children leave out to put their Christmas preasents in?
there shoes
Instead of stockings what do dutch children put out on Christmas?
They put out their shoes. I think I remember reading that Dutch children put out wooden shoes with hay in them for the reindeer!
What are the customs beliefs of France?
Many French traditions are associated with holidays and celebrations. One is the traditional late evening Christmas Mass. After the mass, a festive dinner typically of turkey, capon, goose, chicken, and boudin blanc (white pudding).Their Santa, known to them as Père Noël will stop in to fill the children's shoes left in front of the fireplace.
What continent do children put there shoes in front of the fire place?
France
What do children in France leave in the fireplace for Santa Claus?
Technically there is no Santa Claus in France! So they can't leave him anything, can they? What they do have is Père Noel (or Father Christmas). They leave their shoes by the fireplace in hopes that Père Noel will fill them with candy and other gifts.
Why do they call him Pere Noel?
Pere Noel, or Father Christmas, is the bringer of gifts to boys and girls in France. Traditionally, children leave their shoes by the fireplace, filled with carrots and treats for Pere Noel's donkey, before they go to bed. When they wake up in the morning, Pere Noel will have exchanged the treats for presents, providing the children were well-behaved. Traditionally, the presents are small enough to fit inside of the shoes.
Where does father Christmas leave the presents in Portugal?
Christmas Tree or in shoes by the fireplace
