žOn Christmas eve children leave theirs shoes by the fireplace to be filled with gifts from pere noel. In the morning they also find that sweets,fruit,nuts,and small toys have been       hung on the tree.
žFrench children set out their shoes in hopes that le petit Jesus will fill them during the night with small gifts.
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