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What is the custom of Christmas?

Christmas customs include sending "safe fruits", baking Christmas cakes, giving gifts to relatives and friends, opening gifts on Christmas Eve and distributing Christmas candy.

Custom 1. Send "safe fruit"

The "safe fruit" of Christmas is an apple wrapped in cellophane, which is a very popular Christmas gift in China. It is said that the "apple" of apple is homophonic with the "ping" of Christmas Eve.

Custom 2. Bake a Christmas cake?

This British tradition was handed down centuries ago. People used to drink sour plum porridge on Christmas Eve. Over time, people will also enjoy candied fruit, honey and spicy food, and then Christmas cake will replace plum porridge. Christmas cake is baked with eggs, butter, desserts and fruits.

Custom 3. Give gifts to relatives and friends?

This tradition comes from a legend: three wise men give presents to the baby Jesus at Christmas. Every Christmas, friends and relatives, especially children, will give gifts to each other. The story of Santa Claus also comes from this tradition. ?

Custom 4. Open Christmas Eve presents?

Canadian families usually open presents after the wedding on Christmas Eve. Some people only open one gift and save the rest for Christmas.

Custom 5. Distributing Christmas candy?

This is the most interesting of all traditions. People distribute Christmas candy to their neighbors during Christmas; On Christmas day, all misunderstandings and hatred were eliminated, and neighbors United to celebrate the birth of Jesus. These traditions have been followed for decades, getting more and more lively every year, and the grand occasion can be said to be more and more. I believe that with the passage of time, people's enthusiasm for traditional customs will only get higher and higher.