The meanings of giving apples at Christmas are as follows:

The first explanation is that this custom is unique to China. It is based on the homophone of "ping" (ping), which is the homophone of the word "ping" in apple, which means peace and auspiciousness. .

The reason why "Apple" is the first choice for "Peace Fruit" is because the word "平" in apple is a homophone of "平", which means peace and auspiciousness. At the beginning, some young people bought one or two imported apples, and then took them to the gift shop to wrap them and prepare them as gifts for good friends on Christmas Eve.

Theory 2: The origin of giving apples on Christmas comes from Germany and the Czech Republic

In Germany, it is said that Santa Claus will dress up as a holy boy and put nuts and apples in children's shoes. He roams around in a two-wheeled carriage and observes people's behavior, especially children. If they behave well, they will get apples, nuts, candies and many other prizes. Bad children will get a whip. Parents suddenly had the idea to adopt this legend to encourage their children to be obedient, and gave their children apples to praise them.

Theory 3: Apple vendors came up with ways to sell apples

It is said that foreign fruits flowed into the Chinese market in large quantities and were so cheap that locally produced apples were sold out, so they were sold Apple merchants use Christmas Eve to sell apples.

Extended information:

"Peace Fruit" can be decorated with brightly colored and good-looking imported apples. It is rich in minerals, vitamins and calcium. , helps to metabolize excess salt in the body. Malic acid can metabolize heat and prevent lower body obesity. The apples made into Ping An fruit are mostly red snake fruit and green snake fruit. There are also domestic red Fuji apples packaged as "Ping An fruit" of.

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