Christmas in Australia is more in sync with the inherent Australian
nature of life - Outdoor activities, beaches mostly. People talk more about going places,
traveling, family vacations, rather than a traditional dinner or Churches
or other more conventional ways of celebration more prevalent in UK,
Europe or North America. I hardly hear about the type of family gatherings
as seen in movies, people here rather make most of the holiday and take it
as a long week off.
This might probably have to do with the season of the Christmas here, its
mid summer in Australia. Its not snowy, white, shivering boxing day.
Its rather full blown sunny day, partly raining, again, beautiful sunshines.
Temperature in Perth on Christmas eve was frying 40 degrees, it was bit
better in Sydney at around 27. So naturally you are enticed to go out, rather
than sit around the fire and sing Christmas carols ( ha ha..imagine doing this in Perth) .
But they do a lot of shopping, and buy gifts for each other to the degree where they spend a
small fortune out of their pockets.
How about us, non Christians in Australia? Well, its a good resting time for us
as well. We won't have huge fat layered turkey dinner, which I think is bad for this time of
the year anyway. We relax and go around as well, or do things on our own, or
get our rotten teeth pulled..like I did.
nature of life - Outdoor activities, beaches mostly. People talk more about going places,
traveling, family vacations, rather than a traditional dinner or Churches
or other more conventional ways of celebration more prevalent in UK,
Europe or North America. I hardly hear about the type of family gatherings
as seen in movies, people here rather make most of the holiday and take it
as a long week off.
This might probably have to do with the season of the Christmas here, its
mid summer in Australia. Its not snowy, white, shivering boxing day.
Its rather full blown sunny day, partly raining, again, beautiful sunshines.
Temperature in Perth on Christmas eve was frying 40 degrees, it was bit
better in Sydney at around 27. So naturally you are enticed to go out, rather
than sit around the fire and sing Christmas carols ( ha ha..imagine doing this in Perth) .
But they do a lot of shopping, and buy gifts for each other to the degree where they spend a
small fortune out of their pockets.
How about us, non Christians in Australia? Well, its a good resting time for us
as well. We won't have huge fat layered turkey dinner, which I think is bad for this time of
the year anyway. We relax and go around as well, or do things on our own, or
get our rotten teeth pulled..like I did.
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