Theres a reason your mama always puts an orange in your Christmas stocking.
Take the tradition of parents leaving oranges in their kids Christmas stockings, for example.
Even though oranges are a kitchen staple in most homes, they become something special come Christmastime.
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But few people realize how these fruits became tied to the Christmas holiday nor the origins of the tradition.
According to some sources, oranges were often the only gifts under the tree during the Great Depression.
Even though oranges, tangerines, and nectarines are now affordable and widely accessible, the tradition remains.
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Later in history, people began to honor the story by gifting oranges to symbolize those spheres of gold.
