Christmas stockings are a cherished tradition. They're hung on fireplace mantles, stair banisters or the foot of the bed.
Legend has it that a 4th-century nobleman was a widower with three daughters and could not afford their dowries. Hearing of this father's dilemma, Saint Nicholas secretly tossed three gold spheres down the man's chimney because he knew the man would not accept any charity. The gold spheres ended up in the daughters' stockings, which were hanging above the fireplace to dry.
While this far-fetched tale is difficult to believe, it is widely accepted as the origin story for the humble Christmas stocking.was written by Washington Irving in which he detailed the custom of hanging up stockings"in the chimney on St. Nicholas Eve," along with finding them in the morning having been"miraculously filled.", in which the famous line, "the stockings were hung by the chimney with care" is written.
The"Smith Christmas Stocking" was then invented to address all these issues. Unlike the New England stocking and the Chicago stocking, this elastic stocking was specially designed to fit Christmas gifts of all budgets. By the end of the 19th century, bright red felt stockings as we know them now began to be hung by the fire.There are a few reasons for the tradition of an orange in one's Christmas stocking.
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