Hang the stockings or put out the shoes on the evening of December 5th so when the children awake on the morning of the 6th, they find their stockings/shoes filled with candy and small toys.
Nicholas of Myra tossed bags of gold into the home, either through the chimney or an open window. The stocking custom came many years later when Saint Nicholas was morphed into Santa Claus.
You put a shoe out with a few carrots and when you hear a knock on your door hes been there!To celebrate st. nicholas day, leave out your shoes or a stocking the night before.And then in the morning you get some candy for your self and toys too. Surprise yourself!
There is a story that St Nicholas put in gold coins in stockings that were hung in a house for drying, of a man that was poor. The stockings were for his three daughters, and they woke up with a gold coin in each stocking, and they happily married.
Saint Nicholas put one bag of gold coins into each of the sister's stockings
St Nicholas comes December 5th so when you wake up on the 6th you can look in your stocking. Santa Clause comes on Christmas.
St. Nicholas of Myra was Greek.
Saint Nicholas, aka parents, place small gifts in their children's shoes to celebrate St. Nicholas Day on December 6.
St. Nicholas Day is the feast day of St. Nicholas of Myra and is on December 6 every year.
Yes, Nick is short for Nicholas.
No, St. Nicholas was not married.
I believe santa is st nicholas.
The feast of St. Nicholas - December 6.