New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle
Categories: Holidays and Festivals
By Pictolic https://mail.pictolic.com/article/new-year-and-christmas-in-australian-style-kangaroos-instead-of-deer-and-santa-on-a-board-with-a-paddle.htmlWhen you live on the other side of the earth, everything is not like people, and even the New Year is in summer. Therefore, while we spent the whole New Year holidays desperately trying not to freeze completely at -30, Australians at +30 were sunbathing on the beach and frolicking in the waves, while not forgetting to decorate Christmas trees and put on Santa hats. Well, to give you a more complete picture of what is happening, this post contains photos of the last few years. Z — envy!
Source: The Atlantic
A family chooses a Christmas tree on a forest farm in Sydney.
The Australian version of Santa Claus, Sydney.
On a forest farm in Sydney.
Early in the morning in Sydney Harbor, you can meet Santa rowing peacefully.
Animals are no strangers to holidays either: kangaroos at Sydney Zoo.
In 2014, the world's largest composition of Christmas garlands was created in Canberra. It consisted of more than a million light bulbs and set a new Guinness World record.
The Christmas tree in the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney.
A house decorated for Christmas in the Sydney suburb of Matraville.
Thousands of locals and tourists gather at Sydney's popular Bondi Beach on Christmas Day.
On the New Year's wave.
The Australian version of the snowman.
The guests from Amsterdam are clearly delighted with the Australian New Year traditions.
Surfers at Bondi Beach, Sydney.
Rescuers are on duty at the decorated Christmas tree, Bondi Beach, Sydney.
Thousands of participants of the traditional group race in Santa costumes, Sydney.
Chimpanzee Fumo opens gifts at Taronga Zoo, Sydney.
Santa Claus and his helpers elves on top of the Harbour Bridge, Sydney.
Active pre-holiday purchases at the fish market in Sydney, which runs 36 hours in a row from 5 am on December 23 to 5 pm on December 24 (Catholic Christmas Eve).
Crowds gather for the annual Woolworths Carols Christmas concert in the Domain, Sydney.
The audience at the Woolworths Carols concert.
The Australian version of Santa's reindeer.
Well, you can look at the snow in decorated showcases…
Keywords: Heat | New year | Beach | Christmas | Sydney
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