Do Australians celebrate christmas on December 25?

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â€¢ Koala â€¢ uÊop É¹Çpun

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.

;-)

pieter U3

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.

Shibi

Yeah they do and like the others mentioned, it is hot! I am in the US, too, and one of the best Christmas pics I have received is from my friend who lives in Sydney. On that particular 25th, he was laying on the beach someplace in NSW, sweating up a storm while I froze my patootey off up here in the US!

Australians are usually quite nice with wonderful senses of humor. Don't let one jerk spoil your perception of them.

cheree m

yeah it's the same as yours...

and yes it's summer..
santa uses a rusty ute and six Kangaroos to get around...
for christmas lunch my family have a BBQ in tthe backyard.. go swimming..and enjoy a cold beer....
and we go camping and steep out under the stair and geyt bitten by mossies..
but we have a great time....

The_Mouse

Another stupid question.

Do you celebrate your birthday on the date you were born or six months later?

Enough said.

(asking this type of question to us Aussies you will only get stupid or sarcastic answers back - as you have seen above)

Nicole B

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.

The Chair Wizard lll TEAM LIKE

Of course we do. It's the opposite season from the Northern hemisphere so we always hope for a nice warm summers day :)

fanta

do you really think us Aussies are stupid? this is a dumb *** question we have our Xmas on the 25 DEC middle of summer Santa has 6 white boomers(kangaroo's)instead of rain dears he is pulled in a Holden Ute instead of a sleigh he wears a blue singlet and thongs ( not a g/string)thongs go on ya feet.he gives us all a beer out of the esky and we have little koala's helping him out.and we have gum nuts hanging of our trees instead of cold snow shakes my head when did you think we have Xmas?

Ken E

Yes but the traditional Christmas lunch is a bit much when the temperature is 40C (or even a bit higher). We don't all go to the beach, if you want my opinion the beach over Christmas is really over-rated. It's hot, it's humid and the place is crowded with exhausted people complaining about the humidity. (Er, there's all that water out there, you know.)

http://www.southcom.com.au/~bell/oz_xmas/a_boomers.htm

I have a great Christmas card showing Santa Claus driving a red FJ Holden utility with all the stuff in the back.

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Serena

Yes,we celebrate on the 25th.It is usually very hot.Some people still have the traditional Christmas dinner,others have different food.We still sing all the usual carols,including the ones about snow,and Santa is either dressed up in the normal suit or a shorts.Because the weather is nice and warm,a lot of people spend at least part of the day outdoors.

Maureen G

Christmas is Dec. 25 and celebrated on that day. Boxing Day is also widely celebrated-the 26th.

West Aussie Chick

Of course we do! That is the date of Jesus' birth and it is celebrated on this date all the world over. It is bloody hot though! Especially in the area I live in...up to 45-50 degrees celcius. Thats hot. We spend most of the day on the beach. Silly thing is...although it is soooo hot, we still like a traditional Christmas feast...with all the trappings. The house gets so hot from cooking that you can hardly sit inside and everyone stuffs themselves silly then have to roll our fattened bodies to the beach for the afternoon! Or try to sleep in the air conditioning. It's great fun though...love our Chrissy dinners! Although it would be easier to have a BBQ and salad like most normal Aussies!

aussieangel

Most do however as there are many cultures in Australia, some celebrate according to their religion.
So, no, not all of us.
A summer Christmas is excellent, picnics on the beach, family cricket matches, we are outdoors having fun, not stuck indoors LOL.

â™¥jennyâ™¥

its the same day around the world..

brian031168

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.

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