By : Komal Singh

Teacher: Mrs. Cynthia Wooley

Geography The continent of Australia is located in the Southern

Hemisphere. This results in Summer in December-January and Winter in June-July.

Geography Australia is about the same size as USA.

Traditions: Customs In Australia, Christmas comes in the middle of the

summer holidays! Children have their summer holidays from early to mid December to early February, so some people might even be camping at Christmas!

The words to the Carols about snow and the cold winter are sometimes changed to special Australian words! There are also some original Australian Carols.

Traditions: Customs Australians love to go to the beach. Since Christmas

falls in summer in Australia, some people celebrate it on the beach in their beachwear.

Traditions: Clothing

Traditions: Clothing

Traditions: Clothing Natives of Australia, in their

traditional clothes.

Traditions: Clothing Like the USA, Australia is a country of immigrants.

They wear traditional clothes during their cultural / religious ceremonies, but otherwise wear clothes similar to the rest of the industrialized world.

Traditions: Clothing Traditional clothes worn during their cultural /

religious ceremonies.

Traditions: Decorations Most Christmas decorations in Australia are similar to

USA.

Traditions: Decorations Some Christmas decorations have a

definite Australian flair.

The Koala Bear and Kangaroo are found only in Australia.

Food December is one of the hottest months in Australia so

outdoors sports like swimming, surfing and fishing are common and easy cold meat & salad dominates most meals.

Most families try to be home together for Christmas and the main meal is eaten at lunch time. Most people now have a cold Christmas dinner, or a barbecue with seafood such as prawns and lobsters.

Food

Language Australians say “Merry Christmas” just like we do.

In some cases, they say it with a little bit of a difference. On Christmas Day the people who live in the outback (far away from cities) send Christmas greetings to each other over the radio network.