When Christmas was introduced to China, the Chinese fell in love and made it their own. People in China eat apples on Christmas Eve. The tradition has its roots in homophones. Christmas Eve translates to Ping'anye (平安夜, the evening of peace) which sounds like apple, or pingguo (苹果). On Christmas Eve, an apple as a gift is no longer called pingguo, but ping'anguo (平安果, the fruit of peace).