Why are gifts put in socks?
Holiday rituals have their own interesting reasons.
In our country, every year before the New Year holidays, it is customary to decorate the Christmas tree and put gifts under it, but abroad, everything that was bought as a gift is hidden differently. Find out why gifts are placed in socks and under the Christmas tree – why do it this way.
Who first started putting gifts under the tree – the origins of the tradition
It is impossible to understand why put gifts under the tree if you don’t know when an ordinary coniferous tree turned into a symbol of the New Year. The story can begin with biblical legends, according to which the parents of Jesus Christ used pine branches to close the entrance to the cave and hide their son from the soldiers of King Herod. In Ancient Rome there was also a tradition associated with pine needles – tree branches were used to decorate houses in…
