What are the main similarities in American Christmas and Australian Christmas?

Answer 1

Australian Christmas VS American ChristmasSeeing how some Americans or other people from other parts of the world don't know how different Christmas might be to us then them. Here is a good way of explain the Aussie Xmas.

Christmas in Australia is celebrated during our Summer Months. No snow and log fires for us, though

our Christmas Cards and traditions usually depict those of colder climates. Australia is a multicultural

country and with this, our traditions are often mingled and derived from a mixture of other countries. Yes

we have Christmas Trees, Father Christmas, Christmas Carols and gifts which are a familiar Christmas

scenario. Christmas Dinner/Lunch may be a barbeque in the backyard or a picnic on a beach, cold meats & salad are main parts also, along with seafood.

Champagne instead of eggnog. Pavlova instead of Plum Pudding. Christmas also coincides with the

Summer Holidays and quite often families will celebrate Christmas away from home.

In a lot of small towns, and big ones too, Santa will often ride around on a fire truck throwing bags of lollies to kids. This happens also just before the school year ends, at some schools to the younger kids.

The big events of the Christmas season are the Carols By Candlelight. These began in Melbourne in 1937

and are outside concerts in the warm summer evening's where people sit on blankets light candles and

join together to sing Christmas Carols. Most big towns have a concert and two major ones are televised

across Australia from Sydney and Melbourne. Christmas Eve wouldn't be the same without Carols

by Candlelight to many Australians (Though, I don't think I've watched it once)