The origin of eating apples on Christmas Eve is that the custom of eating apples on Christmas Eve only exists in China. People in China pay more attention to homophony. Many people regard apples as "peace", and eating apples on Christmas Eve represents peace and harmony.
The origin of Christmas and Christmas Eve:
Christmas originated from Saturnalia, a festival in ancient Rome to welcome the New Year, and has nothing to do with Christianity. After Christianity prevailed in the Roman Empire, the Vatican drifted into the Christian system to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
Christmas Eve is the night before the birth of Jesus, and it is decided to commemorate Jesus, which is 65438+ February 24th every year. To westerners, Christmas Eve is equivalent to New Year's Eve in China, because on Christmas Eve, people will clean houses, hang up Christmas trees and sing Christmas songs to welcome Christmas, which is an ancient tradition in western countries.