3. Their traditions and Christmas customs resemble those of America
and England because of their common history but these festivals
take place in the summer! Australians decorate their homes as we
do, with trees, Santa Claus, reindeer, candles and ornaments.
They are very accustomed to decorating the exterior of their
home just as we do. In their decoration they add 2 Australian
flowers called Christmas bush and Christmas bellflower.
4. Schools close a week before Christmas for the summer holidays.
Students will return again late January or early February. In all
companies, there is a Christmas party, which usually involves
closing before the summer holiday and not so much for
Christmas.
On Christmas Eve the families following the Irish traditions have
the following custom: The father puts a large candle in front of
the window of the house and welcomes Mary, Joseph and Christ
as a baby. The younger child in the family lights up the candle.
Shortly before midnight the family goes to church, and then they
have parties and celebrations.
5. On Christmas Day, families eat turkey, chicken, roasted
vegetables but also cold meat, seafood and salads that
are eaten more easily because of the heat. For sweet
Australians eat fruit pies, puddings and their favourite
traditional dessert which is the sausage.
On New Year's Eve, Santa Claus visits the houses. He
leaves the gifts under the tree and the family leaves a
treat usually accompanied by liqueurs.
6. The Easter celebrations take place in most of the churches in
South Australia with the participation of the faithful exceeding all
expectations not only on the night of Resurrection but also
through the week.
The youth of the parishes are interested in participating in the
decoration of the epitaph and the Easter events. This shows that
the next generations wish not only to participate but also to keep
the customs alive in the future.
