The one thing Manchester parents put in their kids' Christmas stockings
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor most kids stockings are a key part of Christmas - often the first thing they'll set eyes on as proof that Father Christmas has been.
While gifts have become more and more elaborate over the years, there's one thing that most parents say they always put inside their child's stocking - and that's some good old traditional chocolate coins.
The chocolate coin giving is said to be inspired by the deeds of Saint Nicholas in the fourth century, with chocolate coins introduced some time after chocolate came to Europe in the sixteenth century.
The Jewish festival of Hanukkah – a festival of light held in December, also features the giving of coins to children. Judging by what parents told us, it's certainly a tradition that's not going away
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