The Story Of Christmas Gifts

Although the tradition of giving gifts has many origins, the most widely accepted one is from the story of Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas was a bishop, born in Turkey. The story goes that he had heard of a family with three daughters all whom were over marriageable age, had no dowry and were thus unable to wed. Saint Nicholas had to give up all of his worldly possessions to become a bishop. He took three bags of gold coins and dropped them down the chimney. The coins landed in the girls stockings which had been hung to dry on the fireplace. Saint Nicholas was caught in the act by their father. He begged the father to keep his secret. Within two days the entire village had learned of the gifts.

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