thanks, Azizi for collecting these interesting threads/sites

I can't think of anything particularly interesting to add about Oz christmas except it was UK/European for years.

Folks sent cards showing snow etc, cooked baked dinners (chicken, turkey, ham, vegetables, puddings) in heatwave conditions & gathered all their families together for a huge lunch, and sang carols set in Northern Hemisphere winter!

Nowadays some folks do the full UK/European thing, but lots have picnics of seafood & salads & fruit on the beach, or riverside, or go to restaurants for lunch!

While we still get northern hemisphere designs on cards, we do have lots of local designs, & we sing European carols & Oz carols.

sandra