from www.cruisingdownunder.com.au It can't really be only 10 days to Christmas. although today I witnessed queues of children and their parents waiting to chat and be photographed with Santa in a shopping centre. The scene seemed a little incongruous. There was a traditionally dressed Santa, woolly red suit and heavy boots and fur trimmed hat sitting in a beach hut, in a tropical resort setting with palm trees decorated with Christmas baubles. I thought that this summed up perfectly how Christmas is celebrated in Australia - some tradition with adaptions and changes for the climate. Probably the most popular change to accommodate the summer heat has been the inclusion of seafood for Christmas dinner. from www.abeachcottage.com.au Why seafood for Christmas? I think the original reason was it was too hot to light the oven in the kitchen to cook a roast meat and vegetables dinner ( Christmas temperatures can be up to 40 degrees C) ...
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