As the northern hemisphere freezes over Christmas the southern hemisphere melts. It is thus, although the classic postcards speak of pine trees, snow, carriages, sleds and abundant and hot food, half of the world celebrates Christmas with nights of 25 or more degrees of temperature, a thick heat that marks the beginning of summer. In the case of Australia, the festivities are very similar to the European ones because this country is the product of immigration, so in the absence of snow there is typical food, blue skies and lots of sun.
La christmas in australia it's holiday season. Schools no longer have classes and people start taking vacations from their jobs. Until very recently, the greatest influence on Australian Christmas was the English culture, but the truth is that more and more people from other countries come to Australia, so nowadays the customs are much more varied. The 18 million people who live here are of many different ethnicities and each person has friends with different origins so the holidays are a melting pot.
The heat makes people go out so many Australians spend only Christmas away from home, in the country or on the beach. It is common for families to get together and for relatives to cross the entire country to go green. The children write letters to Santa Claus and hang their socks near the Christmas tree. Houses are decorated, people send each other cards and the most important moment is Christmas dinner. If you are in Sydney for this Christmas I recommend that you head towards Bondi beach because that is where people go to have fun.