When did the custom of giving apples at Christmas begin?

Christmas Eve is the night before Christmas, Christmas is December 25th, Christmas Eve is the night of December 24th.

The word for apple is "apples" and the word for peace is "ping", so Chinese people use apples to symbolize the auspicious meaning of "peace".

There is a custom of sending apples on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve is coming Apple "dress" quietly pass "peace" blessing

The day before Christmas, known as Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve has not yet arrived, a gift called "peace fruit", began to pass quietly in the hands of people.

It is understood that the "peace fruit" is a brightly colored, good-looking imported apples dressed up and become, mostly red snake fruit, green snake fruit, of course, there are also domestic red Fuji apples to be packaged dressed as "peace fruit". It is said that the "peace fruit" symbolizes the meaning of peace, peace and harmony, the reason why the "apple" as the "peace fruit" of choice, is to take the "apple The reason why "apple" is the first choice for "peace fruit" is to take the sound of the word "apple".

Chinese people are like peace and longevity, foreign Christmas simply eat apples into China has become a problem, it is said that on Christmas Eve, respectively, to 24 people, each of whom want 10 cents, please remember: can not be to the surname of Wu (no), Wang (dead), Li (away), Shi (dead), Jia (false), Fu (negative), Mei (no) people want money, because of their family name of the harmonic is not auspicious, to get together! After 2 yuan 4, use it to buy an apple, can only buy a Oh, if there is still money left, can not just throw away, but to keep. Eat the apple at night, you can keep you safe and sound, healthy, oh, you can also give the apple to your favorite person, at least to see her/him bite down a bite, then you can be with her/him, and happy.

Sending apples on behalf of the person who sent the blessing to accept the peace fruit of the new year peace and security.