Why do we hang up a stocking at Christmas?
The tradition of hanging up stockings is connected to a legend of St Nicholas.
ACCORDING to legend, a kindly nobleman grew despondent over the death of his beloved wife and foolishly squandered his fortune.
This left his three young daughters without dowries and thus facing a life of spinsterhood.
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The generous St Nicholas, hearing of the girls’ plight, set forth to help.
Wishing to remain anonymous, he rode his white horse by the nobleman’s house and threw three small pouches of gold coins down the chimney where they were fortuitously captured by the stockings the young women had hung by the fireplace to dry.
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