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When should you open stockings?
 Some people get their stocking stuffers on Christmas Eve or the first thing on Christmas morning.  Some people get their stockings before opening presents, some after, and some people get Christmas stockings instead of presents.
Do you open stockings before or after gifts?
  However, the time to open Christmas stockings is another story.  Some people get their stocking stuffers on Christmas Eve or the first thing on Christmas morning.  Some people get their stockings before opening presents, some after, and some people get Christmas stockings instead of presents.
Do you open stockings first on Christmas?
The most popular time for opening stockings, with 32% of respondents, is before the gifts on Christmas morning. My family always does stockings post-gifts, but I’ll allow it. That’s the runner-up, actually, with 23% of respondents.
Why do we hang stockings at Christmas?
Why do we hang up a stocking? Simple answer: So Father Christmas can fill it with presents if you’ve been good. According to tradition, the original Saint Nicholas put gold coins in the stockings of three poor sisters. One night, the girls left their stockings drying over the fireplace.
Does Santa put gifts in stockings?
While there is no known written record of the Christmas stocking’s origins, in many folk tales, the stocking is linked to the idea of Saint Nicholas (or Santa Claus, as he is colloquially known) as a gift giver. It is believed, however, that gifts were placed in stockings and footwear as far back as the 1100s.
Where do people put their stockings at Christmas?
Tradition in Western culture threatens that a child who behaves badly during the year will receive only a piece or pile of coal. Some people even put their Christmas stocking by their bedposts so Santa Claus can fill it by the bed while they sleep. Stockings on a fireplace mantel.
Is it too early to open Christmas presents?
And even breakfast could be too early, with Tatler suggesting to wait till after lunch and a walk to open your presents. Although the high-society site does give us a small gift in saying that we can open our stocking presents as soon as you wake up.
Where did the tradition of putting Stockings in the stockings come from?
These stockings are traditionally used on Saint Nicholas Day although in the early 1800s, they also came to be used on Christmas Eve. An unsubstantiated claim is that the Christmas stocking custom derived from the Germanic/Scandinavian figure Odin. According to Phyllis Siefker, children would place their boots, filled with carrots, straw,…
What’s the best way to fill a Christmas stocking?
It’s a good idea to buy these items, especially candies, in bulk if you’re filling more than one stocking. Include dried fruits, packages of cookies, gummies, or the child’s favorite candy. Decorate the top of the stocking by hooking a candy cane or two over the rim.