Why do you eat apples at 12 o'clock on Christmas Eve?

It is said that the custom of giving Christmas fruits on Christmas Eve is unique to China. Because people in China pay more attention to homophony, such as putting peanuts, red dates and lotus seeds under the quilt at the wedding night, which means "early (jujube) gives birth to a precious child".

Christmas Eve is Christmas Eve, Christmas Day is December 25th, and Christmas Eve is the night of December 24th. Apple's "Ping" is homophonic with Ping, which is the auspicious meaning of Apple's "Ping" in China. So there was the custom of sending apples on Christmas Eve. Those who send apples on behalf of others wish those who receive the fruits of peace a safe and secure new year.

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Australians like to eat and drink. In the evening, a young man or an old man or a group of people go to a restaurant for a Christmas dinner. Christmas Eve dinner prepared a rich food, roast chicken, turkey, pork legs, wine, snacks and so on.

In the United States, Christmas dinner is also a special food-cooked corn porridge, topped with cream and served with some fruits, which is sweet and delicious. In Denmark, when Christmas dinner begins, people must eat a piece of almond pudding before they can start eating other things.

Romantic French people like to sing and dance on the evening of December 24th, and get drunk with brandy and champagne. Englishmen and Germans like to drink beer. Besides drinking, British people also like to travel to other places, and more conservative families get together on Christmas Eve.

The tradition of eating turkey on Christmas Eve has a history of more than 3 years in the west. It is said that on Christmas Day in 162, a large number of immigrants from England came to America.

At that time, only a few turkeys were scattered in the mountains, so they caught turkeys as the main course of the festival. Therefore, besides ham, vegetables, plum pudding, fruitcake and cocktails, Christmas dinner also includes turkey. Roast goose, not turkey, is a traditional Christmas dinner in Britain.

Italians love to invite friends and relatives to a restaurant for a Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve, in which turkey, roast chicken, roast cowboy meat and pork leg are essential. With the company of wine, everyone has a good time.

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