Why send apples to Christmas Eve?

Generally speaking, the time to send apples is on the evening of February 24, 65438, which is Christmas Eve. Apples delivered on Christmas Eve are usually red snake apples or red Fuji apples. People like to choose red and big ones and package them into a very tall gift.

Because Christmas Eve is homophonic with "apple", apple has become the first choice gift for China people on Christmas Eve, and because apple symbolizes the meaning of "peace", this kind of "peace fruit" is suitable for friends, relatives, teachers and lovers. Plus, apples are relatively cheap gifts and are widely loved by people.

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The history of apple

Apples are native to central and southeastern Europe, Central Asia and West Asia, and Xinjiang in China. In Europe in 300 BC, M.P. Cato had recorded the varieties of apples. Later, the Romans began farming and grafting. /kloc-in the 0/8th century, J.B. Montessori and T.A. used natural hybridization to select seedlings and gradually popularized cultivation.

After European immigrants discovered the new continent of America, they introduced apples to America and cultivated many new varieties in America. Japan introduced apples from Europe and America during the Meiji Restoration. Since then, Oceania and Africa have also introduced apples. In the past hundred years, apples have been planted all over five continents.

The earliest Europeans had eaten apples and improved and selected them. Some varieties were seen as early as 2000 years ago. Before colonizing the United States, there were hundreds of known varieties in Europe.

With the wave of immigration in North America, apple seedlings spread all over the country, becoming itinerant messengers of local legends, which played an important role in the spread of apples. Among them, john chapman, nicknamed "Apple Guy", grows apples widely in Ohio and Indiana. Indians and hunters may also spread apples.