EP21 | 平安夜, Christmas Eve (Silent Night) - Why do Chinese eat apples on Christmas Eve?

在中國,大家在聖誕節的時候會互相贈送蘋果。這是為什麼呢? 中文的Christmas Eve, 其實叫做平安夜,原因是由來於聖誕夜歌曲 Silent Night, 因此大家採納了平安的意思,叫做平安。最後呢,再自己聯想成平安等於蘋果,所以平安夜吃蘋果變成一種中國式聖誕文化。 除了互相贈送蘋果之外,這也是個朋友和情侶一起聚在一起慶祝互相交換禮物的節慶。畢竟,誰收到禮物會不開心呢?

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