MY PECHAKUCHA

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Good morning to everyone, my name is Nayhara and I’m going to introduce you in how Australian people celebrate christmas. Their traditions, what they eat, what they use and all this things.

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In Australia, Christmas comes in the towards the beginning of the summer holidays! Children have their summer holidays from mid December to early February, so some people might even be camping at Christmas.  

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Because it’s so hot during Christmas, with a temperature of 29ºC, and that is one of the most arid continent in the world, it isn’t strange the quite often massive bushfires across the country.

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Many volunteer that bush fire fighters are involved in saving people and property and travel from all over Australia to help in other states. So, even in Christmas they can’t stop working.

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Australians hang wreaths on their front doors (normally are made of artificial material and coloured gold or the traditional green, red and silver). Sometimes they go out Christmas carol singing on Christmas Eve.  

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They use to decorate their homes with bunches of “Christmas Bush”. A native Australian tree with cream colored flowers that in summer turns a deep shiny red some weeks, normally, during Sidney Christmas.

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They also decorate their homes with trees and lights. Neighbors use to make competitions between them to see who has the best light display. Sometimes, they start the 1st of December.

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In one of this competitions, in a street of Sidney raises over $(AUS)35,000, many streets raises money too but this street raises money every year for charity a coordinated street display.

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In each State capital city there is a large Carols by Candlelight service. Australians take Carols very seriously, imagine how seriously they take it that famous Australian singers participate.

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Not only famous participate in Carols, no. Some schools and local bands also hold their own carols by Candlelight service. Sometimes they help to perform Christmas Carols and some songs.

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These carol services are broadcast on TV across Australia, with the collaboration of some famous. Christmas pageants of each state capital can be broadcast on TV across Australia too.

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Another thing that they do are festivals and parades in lots of towns and cities, this doesn't appear on TV across Australia. But, sometimes they do fireworks displays at local park.

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Australian Santa gives the reindeer a rest and uses a kangaroos or “six white boomers” while Spanish Santa uses caribou’s. He also changes the clothes for less hot ones.

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People normally celebrate the Boxing Day visiting their family and friends, making them go the the beach to celebrate. They use to make a barbacoa during the celebration.

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The Flying Doctor Service have to work during all Christmas like fire fighters. People that live in the outback use the radio network to communicate with everybody and to send Christmas greetings.

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In Australia, like in the rest of the world, families always try to be all together during Christmas, specially to make a big meal. But everyone do it when they want, Australians normally do it at lunch time.

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They make the big meal like in the past. With a traditional English food that normally goes with a barbecue with seafood such as prawns and lobsters. But if you don't like you can eat a cold dinner.

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Another tradition that they have, is to go to fish-markets on the Christmas Eve to buy fresh seafood. Apart from that, they often have Christmas Crackers during Christmas meal time.

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Here you can see some pictures of how they celebrate and all this things.

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I hope you liked my presentation and learn things about Australian Christmas. If you have any dough please don't ask me anything and search the answer on the Ned. Thanks you.