For many people, winter holidays are associated with snow, cold weather, and different winter activities like skating, skiing and sleighing. A lot of people use to celebrate Christmas and New Year holidays when it is snowing outside, and do so by playing snowballs and making snowmen. But there are countries in the world whose residents have never seen snow during winter.Australia is one of them. But it doesn’t mean that people here don’t have Christmas holidays and don’t celebrate New Year.
The main characteristic of the climate in Australia is that winter here begins in December. December, January and February are the hottest months of the year.
The average temperature in December here is + 25° C.
People here are used to have summer when the rest of the planet has winter, and enjoy winter when others have summer. By the way, the lowest winter temperature is +10° C. So, Australians have never seen snow on their continent.
But this fact doesn’t stop them from celebrating the New Year. A lot of people enjoy doing it on the beach.
Australians like to gather on the sandy beaches of the Pacific or the Indian Oceans where a lot of Christmas trees are placed.
Australia used to celebrate New Year with loud parties, lighting, fireworks and feasting.
The Sydney Harbor is famous for hosting such merry celebrations.
Loud, noisy, bright, colorful and merry are the words that would describe the Australian New Year celebrations.
New Year in Australia is celebrated on January 1. This is a public holiday and many people spend it by having picnics and campings on the beach.
Their parties start on December 31.
At midnigt they start making noises with whistles, rattles, car horns, sparklers and church bells to ring in the New Year.
Some people, especially youth, organize pool parties.
Adults spend time with relatives organizing BBQ party at the backyard of their houses.
Bet you didn’t know that Australians’ countdown to midnight is “5, 4, 3, 2, 1 …” and wish each other “Happy New Year!”
Meets.com wishes you to have a New Year holiday full of peace, joy and a festive mood!