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Do Australians celebrate christmas on December 25? |
Travel Info Wouldn't it be summer then though.. Travel Tips Yes we celebrate Christmas the same as around the world - 25th Dec. Only thing is our Santa is 'tropical' He wears shorts and a tropical (Hawaiian) style shirt as it is too hot for the big thick Santa suit. ;-) Others Don't be silly. Since Australia is in the southern hemisphere, they celebrate Christmas exactly six months later (June 25). Also, their Christmas Eve happens the day *after* Christmas. Australia.net The Australians celebrate Christmas on December 25, but it is in the dead of Summer. It can reach very high temperatures, up to the nineties. The holiday is referred to as Xmas, and believe it or not, this holiday is in the middle of the Australian schools' summer break! The people have meals with relatives, either lunch, breakfast, or dinner; that would be exhausting! This holiday is celebrated much like it is in America. People sing Christmas carols, children write letters to Saint Nicholas, and the Australian people even celebrate the same Santa traditions and stories. There is still one major difference-the weather. Families that live on the beach often go for a swim! They do, however, have the traditional present opening on Christmas Day. http://library.thinkquest.org/tq0310500/... NO.... well do Easter then. We have Christmas some time in August - no fixed date, as long as there is plenty of kangaroo steaks and Christmas beer. Of course this is all very bad and the pope hates us now. I would prefer to swap Easter and Christmas because the eggs melt in the summer heat and the beer tastes better because of that heat. Was it August????? Maybe it was September........ Nobody remembers because of all the Christmas beer. My mate Bazza said so..... |
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