As a treat during the Great Depression
Another idea is that the practice of giving oranges originated during the Great Depression, when a ripe orange would have been a wonderful and hard-to-come-by treat. Many families didn’t have money to buy expensive gifts, and a piece of fruit would have been a sweet way to celebrate the holiday.
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