Why do you put socks at the bedside at Christmas?

On the night of Christmas Eve, that is, on the night of February 24th every year, socks are hung in a specific place.

The legend of hanging socks at Christmas:

A long time ago, a noble's wife died of illness, leaving three young daughters and this man trapped in grief. Because the man squandered money, his investment failed, and finally he lost all his money, and his life was in an extreme predicament. Finally, they had to move to a farmhouse and start a civilian life with their children.

The three daughters finally reached the age of marriage, and the father did not have enough money to handle the dowry for his daughters, which delayed the marriage of the three daughters.

One night, my daughter cooled her washed clothes and socks by the fireplace and let the hot air in the stove dry. At this time, Saint Nicholas, who knew that the children and their father were confused, came outside their house. He looked through the window and saw the socks being baked. By this time, the children and their father had fallen asleep.

Saint Nicholas was suddenly inspired. He took out three bags of gold from the tobacco pouch and threw them at the chimney mouth, just so that the three bags of gold could be put into three different socks.

The next morning, when the girls woke up from their dreams, they were surprised to find that their socks were full of heavy gold, enough for them to prepare all their dowries. In this way, the girls finally got married, and the father of the child lived a happy life from then on.

Since then, children in many parts of western countries have followed a traditional habit, that is, they will hang red socks somewhere at home on Christmas Eve.

Extended data:

According to the Bible, saints from the East gave gifts when Jesus was born, which is the origin of the custom of Santa Claus giving gifts to children. But each country hangs socks in different places, such as:

1. In France, children like to hang their socks by the fireplace. In Hungary, children polish their boots and put them by the door or under the window sill.

2. British children put stockings by the fireplace on Christmas Eve, believing that Santa Claus will come down from the chimney at night and bring them presents full of socks.

French children put their shoes at the door, so that "when the baby comes, put the gift in the shoes."