Do Australians in the northern hemisphere celebrate Christmas in July to have a Christmas that reminds them of home?
Do Australians in the northern hemisphere celebrate Christmas in July to have a Christmas that reminds them of home?
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I'm going to a Christmas in July party in Australia tonight!
In Australia you have Xmas in July because it's an excuse to have a party. It's understood not to be like real Xmas though, more a themed party.
As an Aussie I would not set out to have Xmas in July in the Northern Hemisphere specifically because I wanted a hot Xmas, but living there you might do it to show off Australian Xmas customs to locals.
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As an Australian living in the northern hemisphere I avoid both christmas and anything that reminds me of home.
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Ho Ho fucking Ho ya cunt
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Hey it's me ur home
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That's a good question, I'd be interested to hear their answers. I wouldn't, the concept of a white Christmas is novel enough to me that I would just celebrate in December and honestly Christmas in cold weather/snow is still in the public conception with the decorations down here. We still put up a tree with snow themed decorations, even though it's just about the hottest time of the year.
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Just curious... Why Australia specifically and not any other country in the southern hemisphere?
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As an Australian, I'm only familiar with customs in Australia. Do they celebrate Christmas in July in Lesotho, Madagascar, or Argentina?
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In argentina/uruguay christmas is celebrated in december and has the stupid winter shit even though it's the middle of summer. It's concerning for the old people dressing up as santa in full winter garb for kids.
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I don't know, that's why I asked
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When I lived in the UK we just did British Christmas, so it was during winter. That said, my family was pretty limited in terms of Christmas engagement.
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In New Zealand it's pretty common to have a midwinter Christmas, even if you have never lived in the Northern Hemisphere. Not that everyone or almost everyone would do it, but in my experience most people would have at least heard of the concept (and I know people who do it most years, and others that do it occasionally).
This is in addition to, not instead of the normal summer Christmas.
Two Christmases‽ I'm there.