"Christmas in July" has been recorded as isolated events in the 1930’s in USA
, but with the release of the comedy, Christmas in July in 1940, the concept began to become popular.
I understand a lot more why Christmas in July as a concept
is popular in Australia in the southern hemisphere rather than in the northern hemisphere. To capture some of the
magic of ‘white” Christmas, mid-winter seems the perfect time to enjoy many of
the traditional Christmas festivities.
Christmas in July has
become tradition down under. The story of the FIRST July Christmas in Australia is about some Irish visitors to the
Blue Mountains in New South Wales. They saw a snowfall in July, 1977.
That's not out of the ordinary for mountains in the Southern Hemisphere, but
the tourists were reminded of Christmas out of season. They requested a
traditional Christmas dinner from their hotel, which they enjoyed so much they
returned the following July. The celebration of Christmas in July was repeated in the Blue
Mountain region, NSW, as a tourist draw card, but locals loved it, too.
The practice has of course spread to the rest of Australia but the “Yulefest in the Blue Mountains “ in
July is renowned or recreating a traditional Christmas of the northern
hemisphere.
The magical winter time (June, July and August) is Yulefest in the Blue Mountains where many venues offer traditional Xmas style celebrations. While cold winds blow and the occasional snow falls, experience warm 'Mountains' hospitality, log fires, Xmas fare, singalongs and perhaps even Santa. The Blue Mountains is truly a 'Winter Wonderland'.
Christmas in July is not a holiday, and it would appear that the celebrations are generated by businesses mainly in the hospitality sector to boost and create a new market for their services. The real Christmas is still celebrated on 25 December no matter what!
I found it interesting that when we have had exchange
students from European countries, they found the whole idea of Christmas in
July bewildering and even quite unacceptable! I must admit with a birthday at the same time,
I quite like to celebrate it with a hot Christmas dinner! And if the goodwill and peace of Christmas can occur at other times of the year, can that be so bad?
http://mentalfloss.com/article/29484/christmas-australia
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