Dec 12 2008
I’m NOT dreaming of a White Christmas.
A friend of mine is taking off to Mexico with her current boyfriend over Christmas. Sounds like a lovely plan. I wonder if she’ll miss the snow and the blinding white winter wonderland on Christmas Day? I can’t imagine having Christmas without winter, just because that is what I’m used to. It’s kind of funny, because really, the story of Jesus’ birth takes place in the desert—no snow there. How did the holiday evolve into a winter focused holiday? Well, here in North America, no Christmas would be the same without the good, present bearing, Santa or St. Nick. His festive winter garb would not appeal to other warm weathered countries. According to http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/ Santa is replaced with the shorts sporting Swag Man in Australia. Too cool!Ok, off to think about my ideal, ‘away from the snow’ holiday! Feliz Navidad?
Santa, snow and all the other trappings of a northern hemisphere Christmas are still popular in Australia, weirdly enough! It’s my second Christmas in Australia and I still can’t get used to seeing people dressed up in the traditional Santa suits in the middle of summer, as well as all of the traditional decorations!
Roz
http://lifeinaustralia.today.com
Thanks for the correction Roz!
Nice to hear from someone who’s actually seeing it all. I hope you have a great warm Christmas.
Will you be posting some pictures of what Christmas looks like in Australia on your blog? That would be a hoot!