In many traditions, boots are put out for St. Nicholas on the evening of December 5th, known as St. Nicholas Eve. Children place their boots or shoes by the door, hoping that St. Nicholas will fill them with treats and gifts. This custom is particularly popular in countries like the Netherlands and Germany. On the morning of December 6th, they check their boots to see what surprises St. Nicholas has left.
Traditionally, boots are put out for St. Nicholas on the night of December 5th, as the feast day of St. Nicholas is celebrated on December 6th. Children leave their boots or shoes out in hopes of receiving treats and small gifts from St. Nick. This custom is especially popular in various European countries.
Children in some countries might put out their shoes on the night of the fifth of December, as part of the tradition of St. Nicholas Day. They hope to wake up the next morning to find small gifts or treats left by St. Nicholas.
I think you are probably referring to St. Nicholas Day. Around the time St. Nicholas comes to the homes of the children, to bring them gifts, children put out their shoes in the evening and in the morning they will have received a treat.
St. Nicholas Day is all day and all night on December 6 - right up until midnight when it turns into December 7.
In some European countries, such as Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, children put their shoes by the fireplace on the night of December 5th in preparation for St. Nicholas Day. They believe that St. Nicholas will come during the night and fill their shoes with gifts or sweets if they have been good.
"The Night Before Christmas" or "A Visit from St. Nicholas."
Oh, dude, you put out stockings for St. Nicholas on the night of December 5th, because he comes around on December 6th. It's like a pre-Christmas warm-up, you know? So, just hang those bad boys up the night before, and hope St. Nick brings you some goodies.
Saint Nicholas put one bag of gold coins into each of the sister's stockings
The night before Christmas duh stuipud! Actually, it was originally titled A Visit From St. Nicholas yes, that is true, so before you put something a smartbutt would please think before , just saying, oh and who is stupid , its spelled stupid not stuipud ....
German children put their shoes on their doorstep on December 5th, the night before St. Nicholas Day. It is believed that St. Nicholas comes around and puts treats in the shoes of all the good kids and twigs in the shoes of the naughty children.
"A Visit from St. Nicholas" was written in 1822.
The poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" is also know as, "Twas the Night Before Christmas." Clement Clarke Moore is considered to be the author.