Where did eating apples on Christmas Eve originate?

It is said that in the early 1980s, some college students from Wuhan or Guangzhou, China, had the opportunity to meet foreign friends and learn some foreign traditional cultures, so they also celebrated Christmas. However, due to this foreign traditional festival, they added some elements of China. Eating apples on Christmas Eve means peace and security.

Reasons for eating apples on Christmas Eve:

1, Apple symbolizes peace.

Apple is a very popular fruit in China, which means peace and good luck. In China, sending apples means sending peace and wishing each other peace.

2. The apples on Christmas Eve are called "safe fruits".

Because the pronunciation of Ping on Christmas Eve is the same as that of Apple, but the characters are different, we pay more attention to homophones in China, which means that Apple is "safe". In western countries, many parents will dress up as Santa Claus and hide fruit in their children's shoes to convey their blessings.

This is a custom in China.

Eating apples on Christmas Eve is a unique custom in China. People in China hope that on this Christmas Eve, apples represent peace, so eating apples on Christmas Eve has become a custom.