apparently, in hungary , on the eve of 5 december, children place their shoes on the window sill and when they awake on the 6th (st nicholas’ day), if they have been good, their shoes are filled with chocolate, fruit and other treats.

thankfully dora, from the purple fig, was not briefed about any naughtiness i’ve been involved with (although she did include a golden branch which is traditionally used to mete out any punishment necessary!) and yesterday i received a wonderful parcel of foodie goodies from her. also included was a lovely letter telling me about hungarian christmas traditions.