Christmas in South Africa occurs during the summer months of December and January. Schools are closed for the holidays, and some people go camping. On Christmas Eve, carolers sing in towns and churches hold services. Traditional Christmas dinner often includes turkey, roast beef, or suckling pig along with yellow rice, vegetables, and plum pudding. Homes are decorated with pine branches and Christmas trees, where children's presents are placed. People celebrate by visiting family and friends or taking trips to the countryside to play games or swim. Boxing Day is also a public holiday with more celebrations.

1. Annamaria
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2. Because South Africa is in the Southern Hemisphere,
Christmas comes in the summer. So there's lots of sun
and beautiful flowers in full bloom.
Schools are closed for the Christmas holidays and some
people like going camping.

3. CAROLS
In the cities and towns carolers make their rounds on
Christmas Eve. Church services are held on Christmas
morning. Christmas Eve celebrations in larger centers
include "Carols by Candlelight" and special screen and
floor shows.

4. TRADITIONAL FOOD
Many South Africans have a Christmas dinner in the
open-air. For many more, it is the traditional dinner of
either turkey, roast beef, mince pies, or suckling pig,
yellow rice with raisins, vegetables, and plum pudding,
crackers, paper hats and a traditional South African
dessert called Malva Pudding (sometimes also called
Lekker Pudding).

5. DECORATIONS
Homes are decorated with pine branches, and they all
have the decorated Christmas fir (tree) in a corner,
with presents for the children around. At bedtime on
Christmas Eve, children may also hang up their
stockings for presents from Father Christmas.

6. CELEBRATIONS
On Christmas day afternoon,
people visit family and friends or
might go on a trip to the country
side to play games or have a
swim.
Boxing Day is also a public holiday
in South Africa and again people
like to be 'out and about' having a
good time! It falls on December
26 and is a day of real relaxation.

7. HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS
'Geseënde Kersfees‘
SANTA CLAUS
Sinterklaas & Kersvader

8. SOURCES
 www.santas.net
 www.whychristmas.com