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I expect most people if not all people would know Christmas in
Australia comes at the start of Summer, it isn't uncommon to have
stinking hot Christmas Days.
When
I was a child we use to get up and open presents have ham on toast
for breakfast, tin ham at that. We then loaded the car up with
presents and head to my grandparents house which was only a 3 minute
drive.
Christmas
lunch was a traditional hot roast meal with turkey, pork, ham (not
tinned) and lots of baked veggies followed by plum pudding with ice
cream or custard, I don't eat plum pudding but often my nan would
give me a a small piece of plum pudding that had a couple of sixpence
in it.
Nowadays
in my family we don't have a hot meal we do still have turkey, pork
and ham (not
tinned) with seafood and salads and we don't have plum pudding as the
only ones who like it is my parents. We also have either a potato
bake or baked potatoes because both me and my brother love baked
potatoes.
We
have never had a BBQ on Christmas Day and don't know of anyone who
has, although I am sure that some people might do that.
In
my family some years Jessica and Leo will spend Christmas Eve here
with Tim and me and Santa will visit Leo here but I think this year
they will be spending it with Kelli and Daemon because Jonathon has
to work and Kelli doesn't want to be alone.
If
it is just me and Tim here we get up when we wake up and the girls
will usually pop over to exchange gifts and Tim and I will go to my
parents place and Jessica and Leo will often have Christmas lunch
with Kelli & Jonathon or maybe they will just go home and have a
quiet afternoon alone. Kathy-Lee and her family usually have
Christmas lunch at her home and will visit us and Michael's family
during the day.
For
many years after we stopped going to my grandparents for Christmas
lunch we all went to my parents place but now our children are all
grown and have children of their own that has changed and I get why
it has changed but sometimes I miss the big Christmas Day lunches.
For me, Christmas memories are Midnight mass and incense, a living room full of shredded wrapping paper, waiting for a shot at the euchre table, and every now and again a white Christmas.
ReplyDeleteNever had a white Christmas, but lounge rooms full of wrapping paper were common
DeleteIt's very similar to our Christmas except it's a lot colder. It's tough when the family disperses. This will be our first Christmas in 46 years where we don't have to cook a turkey. We get to sponge off our youngest!😊
ReplyDeleteYeah Christmas changes as children grow and start their own lives
DeleteIt would be so unusual to have Christmas in the summer, but I bet you are used to it.
ReplyDeleteYes for me it is the norm
DeleteWe've had some chilly weather this month, but for some reason it usually warms up around Christmas. I went out to get some groceries today and saw a number of people wearing shorts. It was a beautiful, sunny day, but I would kind of like to have cooler weather for Christmas. It's our winter, but it's not like winter in most of the rest of the U.S.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Stinking bloody hot here at the moment, although it should be cooler on Christmas day
DeleteWe're supposed to have snow flurries on Christmas. That rarely happens, but we have our fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteIf it snowed here it would be all over the news because it never happens
DeleteNice to know what you are doing for Christmas and once did.
ReplyDeleteAs grandparents go, parents go, people changing the times, family not living near and so on - we who have family near or coming for Christmas Day dinner must consider ourselves very lucky.
I am blessed to still have my parents and siblings I am close to
DeleteSounds like a really nice Christmas! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was and it is
DeleteYour Christmas sounds kind of like mine used to be. Now my wife and I usually end up traveling across the country in order to be with family. As we grow older I'm not sure how long we can keep doing that, but after my wife retires maybe we can move somewhere closer to all of our kids. The weather at Christmas where I live (Los Angeles) is usually pretty nice, but I haven't been here often to enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful holiday!
Lee
Tossing It Out
I can't imagine not living close to my family, we all live no more then 20-30 minutes at the most from each other
DeleteSounds like traditional Christmas. I was wondering what it might be like when it's hot for Christmas, instead of cold. It seems like someone would have a BBQ! LOL I was wondering if maybe you guys celebrate Christmas the way we celebrate the 4th of July! ;) People going to the beaches and hanging out in pools. . . Guess not!
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