Particularities Per-country
- Latin America - popular throughout those countries' extended holiday season.
- Brazil, candy apples, named as in other Lusophone countries Portuguese: maçã-do-amor (as in the French pomme d'amour, it means "apple of love") are common in the festivities in honour of John the Apostle.
- Europe
- UK - Associated with and eaten around Halloween and Bonfire Night.
- Germany they are most often associated with the Christmas season. They are also sometimes sold at carnivals and fairs.
- France, those candies are called French: Pommes d'amour (literally: Apples of love).
- China, a similar treat called Tanghulu is made by coating small fruits (traditionally hawthorns) with hard sugar syrup.
- Japan: Candy apples, grapes, strawberries and tangerines are commonly available at Japanese festivals.
- North America
- Canada - very popular and usually eaten at fairs or carnivals.
- USA - Jelly apples, found in New York's Coney Island area, are related but have a soft candy ("jelly") coating and a cherry flavor, not cinnamon.
- Israel - almost solely sold in cities' squares on Yom Ha'atzmaut eve (Israel Independence Day) as part of the street celebrations.
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