Aussie christmas

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I admire all the trouble Americans go to decorate their neighborhood christmas trees. Very beautiful.

Australians on the other hand take a more laid back attitude toward christmas decorating, Here's what a local Australian council did for several thousand dollars when decorating their local pine trees





Hilarious

Best wishes for the season to one and all

The top one looks like it was TP’d with glowing toilet paper.
The second was decorated by drunks tossing the ornaments into the tree instead of playing horseshoes.
I’m lazy and use an LED light show pointed into the woods.

In Australia you cant even...dream...about having a "White Christmas" because its in the Southern Hemisphere where Christmas is in the summer.

So it just isnt the same.

The days are long, no snow on the ground, so there is no psychological need for the winter solstice "festival of lights" that every culture in the temperate northern hemisphere has evolved.

When I was a kid I heard a Christmas song about Santa having his sleigh pulled by big kangaroos called "boomers" instead of reindeer in Australia, because reindeer can't tolerate the heat. In the song Santa helps a baby kangaroo whose mother was put in the zoo, I think, and it must have been a very bouncy sleigh ride.

It's very odd indeed.

I don't know if I'll ever get used to it.

Australians have a relaxed attitude towards a lot of things.

Mum liked having the traditional Christmas meal even in the hot weather, since I've been going to other people's places I've had salads which is more sensible in the heat.
There is an Aussie version of Jingle bells, I don't know how to put the video on here but it will be on youtube.
"Aussie Jingle Bells"

We don't have "neighbourhood trees," but there is a "city tree," that's raised every year and decorated by the new city hall. I can't recall if it's even a Real tree or some fabricated thing. I went and checked it out one year and it was huge. They must spend a lot of money on it. They make a big deal out of that evening with food vendors and stuff so people can take kids and get hot chocolate and donuts or whatever, see the lights on the tree.

Vancouver does something similar at Robson Square. I dunno if all suburb cities do something like it. The one I grew up in I don't think did - hell - I lived there for 26 years and I don't even know where the city hall is lolol I could guess tho. Maybe they all do some minor thing.

But around here there's no such thing as a "neighbourhood tree." Individual home owners put up all kinds of light displays and stuff. Some of the most elaborate are done by Realtors who have deep pockets and want to attract attention to themselves so people Know they're an active Realtor. Same for Halloween displays.

We don't have any lights up this year outside.. mainly because they're in storage up above car that can't be driven at the moment.

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This year it’s going to be lots of prawns, baked ham, cob loaf, dips, chicken and a selection of desserts. I may even go to the movies on Boxing Day.