December 6 is a day all German children are anticipating, it is like a small Christmas. The story says Nikolaus will come during the night and bring chocolate, gingerbread, fruits and maybe even presents for children who were nice.
The catch is that he will put those things into the children's shoes. That's why, after they neglected their shoes for most of the year, on December 5 German children will get out all their shoes, clean them and then arrange them nicely.
If you want to give something to children outside your own home, where you can't sneakily drop something into their shoes before dawn, people usually give a small red boot filled with candy etc.
If you have to leave such a boot outside, then a Ziploc bag helps when it rains...
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