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Jine Christmas
Christmas Island
Australians live in the southern hemisphere and because when we have winter - they have summer. But they come from the UK and also love Christmas. They love so much that even the island was named so, yes so it was called - Christmas Island. Christmas in AustraliaFor them, the summer is not a hindrance and they also celebrate Christmas with everyone.The same attributes, only instead of white snow - green grass. And an indispensable attribute is a red cap. My friends got to this time in South Africa. The atmosphere is very unusual, for us non-Christmas. They just spent the night watching TV. Australian winter without Christmas?Their winter falls on the summer and it turns out without Christmas. True, their summer is warmer than our autumn, the trees do not fall and there is no snow. but...June 25But on June 25, all Australians celebrate the unofficial Christmas. They call it "July Christmas" that way. Very similar to our old new year. Simply, formally. They do not decorate anything, do not cook, just go to a restaurant and order a traditional Christmas menu. And restaurants, in turn, provide it and in restaurants that day the Christmas mood. After that, people return home and continue their normal life, where nothing reminds of Christmas. | Chronology Calendar Christmas and New Year States that Christmas - a day off Time Zones Time zones |