How do people south of the Equator celebrate Christmas?

I would doubt that you guys sing songs like "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" since it's summertime for you right? How is it different? Do associate Christmas with Snow? What kinds of decorations do you use? Is it as commercialized there as it is here?How do people south of the Equator celebrate Christmas?Christmas in Australia is celebrated during our Summer Months. No snow and log fires for us, though

our Christmas Cards and traditions usually depict those of colder climates. Australia is a multicultural

country and with this, our traditions are often mingled and derived from a mixture of other countries. Yes

we have Christmas Trees, Father Christmas, Christmas Carols and gifts which are a familiar Christmas

scenario. Christmas Dinner may be a barbeque in the backyard or a picnic on a beach though.

Champagne instead of eggnog. Pavlova instead of Plum Pudding. Christmas also coincides with the

Summer Holidays and quite often families will celebrate Christmas away from home.



The big events of the Christmas season are the Carols By Candlelight. These began in Melbourne in 1937

and are outside concerts in the warm summer evening's where people sit on blankets light candles and

join together to sing Christmas Carols. Most towns have a concert and two major ones are televised

across Australia from Sydney and Melbourne. Christmas Eve wouldn't be the same without Carols

by Candlelight.





To get you in the Christmas mood, here's a little Christmas poem based around the Christmas Australia theme:



Christmas in Australia

It's Christmas in Australia

So here's a little tale for ya

To spread throughout the land.



About two boys about to spend

Some dough on presents grand.



For mum they'd eyed a ring of gold

A thing of joy and beauty.

They liked to give her something nice

'Twas not mere Christmas duty.



For dad it was a harder task

To find a present blokey

They chose a CD full of songs

To sing at Karaoke.



In Australia it's summertime

When we have our Noel

So as a gift for cousins

They chose stuff for swimming pools.



The sun was slowly setting

When they finally checked their wallets

So when they found them empty

Man, they just looked like stunned mullets.



They had to earn some money fast

So thought of all their talents

The youngest did a mean beatbox

The oldest best at ballads.



They chose a section of the streets

And belted out their music

Amazingly it sounded good

It was that Christmas magic.



Their wallets filled they hit the shops

And picked out all the gifts

They raced up stairs and passageways

And skipped the crowded lifts.



Ah Christmas in Australia

A shopping misadventure

Kiss all your rellies old and young

Imagine what THEY went through.



Christmas Australia 漏 Chris Raynor, 2004



How do people south of the Equator celebrate Christmas?yah I wanna know to. that is curious. *scratches head and thinks. good question. Might have to find out. :)

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happy samhain!