1. Christmas traditions in Australia…
“Santa visits the children in Australia on Christmas Eve (Dec
24)”
References:
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/christmas-season-
celebrations
Source creditability: Contact information, Accuracy, authority, and
Comprehensive detail.
Based upon applying checklist relevant to factors which influence credibility
of online sources (Metzgar, 2007) , it was discovered that the information was
last updated in July 2009, the views are factual given the dates and season
are valid for Australia. The information is comprehensive and contact
information regarding the Queensland government is readily available all of
which aids in making this online source creditable.
Photo source
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Christmas#mediaviewer/File:Santa-eop2.jpg
2. Christmas traditions in Asia
“Asia, China: China’s version of the Christmas tree is known as the ‘Tree Of Light’.”
Source credibility:
Based upon applying a checklist relevant to factors which influence credibility of online sources (Metzgar, 2007), it was discovered that the site
was last updated in December 2012, contact information on the site is available, most of the information seems credible in being in accordance
with what has been discovered on additional websites appears to be providing the same information however the site does pose various
advertisements which could impact the credibility of the site.
Photo source
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Christmas#mediaviewer/File:Fiber-optic_Christmas_tree.jpg
Source:
Reference:
http://www.mydestination.com/travel-articles/721444/100-christmas-traditions
3. Christmas traditions in Europe
• The Christmas traditions of Europe are full of customs, superstitions and prophecies
that came from ancient traditions
This site is checked and updated weekly with the last updates been done in December
2012. The site also has advertisement for Christmas shopping- resulting in uncertainty of site
credibility, however credibility is established through cross referencing of additional sites.
Reference
http://www.allthingschristmas.com/traditions/christmas-
europe.html
Photo source
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Christmas#mediaviewer/File:Christmas_tree_sxc_hu.jpg
4. Christmas traditions in Latin America
Many Latin Americans create elaborate nacimientos, or Nativity Scenes.
While this information was obtained through an article, cross referencing was required
to ensure information was factual and credible. The information was written in
December 2013 adding to site credibility, however cross referencing through additional
sites validated credibility.
Reference
http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/christmas-facts-latin-
america?page=1
Photo source:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Christmas#mediaviewer/File:Worship_of_the_shepherds_by_bronzino.jpg
5. Christmas traditions in USA
The United States of America has many different traditions and ways that people in celebrate Christmas, because of its
multi-cultural nature. Many customs are similar to ones in the UK, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland and Mexico.
Source
http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/usa.shtml
The site was launched in November 2000. It contains a no add policy adding to the
credibility of the information obtained, along with the site also has a
message/contact space to get in touch with the site provider James Cooper. These
factors coincide with some key points of the Metzgar 2007 checklist, which provides
satisfaction of information received to be credible.
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