Compared to other traditional Chinese festivals, Christmas is still very young in 


China, but like many foreign customs that have been absorbed and transformed by China 


over the centuries, Christmas in China has become more and more Chinese. The younger 


generation grew up with these Christmas days with Chinese characteristics, but they knew 


little about Western Christmas. How many years have you been fooled by "Chinese Christmas"?






1. It turns out that on Christmas Eve, you don't eat "fruit of peace".

    Christmas, which is considered to be a Western "foreign festival", began to 


"adhere to the customs" in China. For outsiders, these Chinese characteristics are sometimes 


fascinating and sometimes confusing. For example, on Christmas Eve, a gift called "peace fruit"


 is passed quietly in people's hands.




On Christmas Eve, you have to eat "fruit of peace", which is a "Christmas custom" that 


foreigners don't know. In Chinese, Christmas Eve was translated as "Christmas Eve", and Apple 


took the homonym to upgrade it to a safe fruit, which has the magical effect of ensuring peace 


and promoting peace. There are many different versions of the story: some say they want 24 


apples from 24 people with different surnames, some say they go to 24 different places to 


buy 24 apples ...

2. It turns out that Santa does not play saxophone




The Santa Claus who plays the saxophone should be familiar to everyone, and this is also 


his unique image in China. It may be that the imaginative Chinese people feel that Santa 


driving a moose is slightly boring, so he has cultivated such a What a specialty.


3. It turns out that Christmas is not for Valentine's Day




Compared to the time when foreigners regard Christmas as a family reunion, Christmas in 


China is often regarded as Valentine's Day. The shop's gift counter is full of flowers, 


chocolates and teddy bears, and the restaurants have launched "romantic two-person packages", 


and there are even groups who propose together at Christmas. I can't help but wonder: why all 


festivals in China have become Valentine's Day?




4. It turned out that no one was on the street at Christmas






    In China, people treat Christmas more like St. Patrick's Day or Valentine's Day. In other 


words, it is a happy day. People went out to party with friends, crowds surged, and a festive 


atmosphere. Many malls are open until Christmas morning, rather than spending time with their 


families like Westerners. Foreigners want to stay with their families.




In addition to the "misunderstandings" above, there are the following Christmas elements 


you may not know about!


1  December 25




Everyone knows that this day is the legendary Christmas, but it is definitely not a day to 


give you reasons to be crazy. The fact is more serious than you think: because it is a day 


when Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus. "Christmas" means "Celebrating Christ", 


celebrating the moment when a young Jewish woman, Maria, gave birth to Jesus.

2  Christmas holiday






    If your overseas friends are "lost" before and after Christmas, do n’t be surprised, 


they ’re just spending holiday, just like our Chinese New Year. From December 24 of that 


year to January 6 of the following year is the Christmas vacation of foreigners

3  Santa Claus






    In fact, Santa and Jesus have no dime relationship, he is just some folklore in Europe. 


The Santa Claus who rides a reindeer and sleighs home to give gifts to everyone's head is 


just a good-faith lie that parents protect the naive childhood of their children. As soon as 


this statement is made, it is estimated that he will faint a bear child ...

4  Christmas tree






    It is said that the first German cedar was brought to the house for decoration by German 


missionaries, and later introduced to Europe and North America, becoming an indispensable 


decoration for Christmas. Especially people living in the northwestern United States with 


abundant forest resources usually go up the mountain to pick a real Christmas tree.

5  Big star on top of Christmas tree




You can certainly understand it as a decoration of an active atmosphere, but we know that 


there must be an extra large star at the top of each tree. It is said that when Jesus was 


born, there were stars in the sky to guide the three doctors and shepherds in the east Jesus. 


Traditionally, only the head of the family is eligible to hang on to this star of hope.

6  Christmas carols






    The original Christmas carols were songs sung by angels when they gave good news to the 


shepherds when Jesus was born. Of course, not many people today can sing those solemn and 


solemn hymns, but popular folk songs like "Jingle Bells" don't know ... sorry, Christmas has 


nothing to do with you.









After seeing so many "interesting" phenomena about Chinese Christmas, do the little friends 



feel deeply "pitted"? In fact, after the introduction of each Western custom, there will be 



some changes, as long as it has some Chinese characteristics, it is not bad. On Christmas 



Eve, the family gathers together to eat food and Taoism, sing and dance, give gifts to each 





other, and wish blessings. Because the true meaning of Christmas is: calm, serene, joy.