{"id":8282,"date":"2022-12-07T16:29:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englishbusstg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=8282"},"modified":"2025-09-30T20:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:49:27","slug":"what-is-christmas-like-in-the-southern-hemisphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/what-is-christmas-like-in-the-southern-hemisphere\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Christmas like in the Southern Hemisphere?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-rogoyq-0031dddbd671bf5491f7743ff4ae8778 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n<div class='flex_cell av-p31502-019cbf34198df1a81c315cafb26b699c av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_cell_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div><div class='flex_cell av-nbr6tu-509e783a376ddc99ae929c634f61c474 av-gridrow-cell av_three_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-5ea48e931b31d3ef98b3afbf0f22c590\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5ea48e931b31d3ef98b3afbf0f22c590{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5ea48e931b31d3ef98b3afbf0f22c590 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5ea48e931b31d3ef98b3afbf0f22c590 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-5ea48e931b31d3ef98b3afbf0f22c590 av-special-heading-h1  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >What is Christmas like in the Southern Hemisphere?<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw2823qo-e6aea87d0582b43f877d52f764d94d45\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jw2823qo-e6aea87d0582b43f877d52f764d94d45 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jw2823qo-e6aea87d0582b43f877d52f764d94d45 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jw2823qo-e6aea87d0582b43f877d52f764d94d45 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-8284 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-8284 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas-in-Summer.jpg\" alt='' title='Christmas in Summer'  height=\"400\" width=\"700\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas-in-Summer.jpg 700w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas-in-Summer-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas-in-Summer-450x257.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jwuezea5-51f5fd4d4765c8e30f18b32fa2aaf672\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-jwuezea5-51f5fd4d4765c8e30f18b32fa2aaf672 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jwuezea5-51f5fd4d4765c8e30f18b32fa2aaf672 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/m4eISQg0e0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denise Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jw2840sd-a46ab5df0baa4ba1772e8ac5ed70f824 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Do people in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa celebrate Christmas? In the north, winter and Christmas are inseparably linked, but what do you do when December is during the peak of summer?<\/p>\n<p>In the Northern Hemisphere, Christmas is among the most important holidays of the year. Even though at its root it is a Christian celebration, commercial interests and pop culture have turned this into a mainstream phenomenon. Christmas markets, family time, present shopping and mulled wine are meant to lift your spirits when daylight and temperatures are in decline. For some the festive season can also be very stressful, but for most it is something to look forward to in winter.<\/p>\n<p>Since Western culture is strongly influenced by North America and Europe, it\u2019s easy to forget that many countries celebrate Christmas in summer. This brings about a lot of questions: Does Santa wear shorts? Wouldn\u2019t his sleigh get stuck in the sand? Luckily, we have team members from New Zealand and South Africa who shed some light on what it\u2019s like to celebrate Christmas in summer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-a282d1eba0825ee5d1a8c23159a5206b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-a282d1eba0825ee5d1a8c23159a5206b{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-a282d1eba0825ee5d1a8c23159a5206b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-a282d1eba0825ee5d1a8c23159a5206b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-a282d1eba0825ee5d1a8c23159a5206b av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Christmas in summer<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jw2840sd-a46ab5df0baa4ba1772e8ac5ed70f824 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Christmas time is holiday time across the world \u2013 just that in the south it\u2019s the summer holidays. This means that people are often on camping trips and the beaches are crowded during this time. With warmth and light in abundance, the build-up to Christmas is less intense. People still enjoy decorating their houses, and shopping malls are fully prepared for gift-shoppers. However, this is the main holiday and there is a lot to do outdoors, so any Christmas events face some real competition for people\u2019s attention. When it\u2019s 30\u00b0\u00a0C outside, the swimming pool is just much more appealing than a cup of mulled wine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw2823qo-67b1c2a7731bc60ff8965b71b270e5a3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jw2823qo-67b1c2a7731bc60ff8965b71b270e5a3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jw2823qo-67b1c2a7731bc60ff8965b71b270e5a3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jw2823qo-67b1c2a7731bc60ff8965b71b270e5a3 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-10428 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10428 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pineapple-supply-co-yES677pH7NI-unsplash-748x1030.jpg\" alt='' title='pineapple-supply-co-yES677pH7NI-unsplash'  height=\"1030\" width=\"748\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pineapple-supply-co-yES677pH7NI-unsplash-748x1030.jpg 748w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pineapple-supply-co-yES677pH7NI-unsplash-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pineapple-supply-co-yES677pH7NI-unsplash-768x1057.jpg 768w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pineapple-supply-co-yES677pH7NI-unsplash-1116x1536.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pineapple-supply-co-yES677pH7NI-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1488w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pineapple-supply-co-yES677pH7NI-unsplash-1090x1500.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pineapple-supply-co-yES677pH7NI-unsplash-512x705.jpg 512w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pineapple-supply-co-yES677pH7NI-unsplash-450x619.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jwuezea5-51f5fd4d4765c8e30f18b32fa2aaf672\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-jwuezea5-51f5fd4d4765c8e30f18b32fa2aaf672 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jwuezea5-51f5fd4d4765c8e30f18b32fa2aaf672 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@pineapple?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Pineapple Supply Co.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-8a635bb31c23476336612051454fbd56\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-8a635bb31c23476336612051454fbd56{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-8a635bb31c23476336612051454fbd56 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-8a635bb31c23476336612051454fbd56 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-8a635bb31c23476336612051454fbd56 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Southern Christmas traditions<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jw2840sd-a46ab5df0baa4ba1772e8ac5ed70f824 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>You would expect traditions in the Southern Hemisphere to be adjusted to the season, but the influence of the former British Empire is still very noticeable in some places. 25 and 26 December are bank holidays and fall within the summer holidays, so many businesses are closed during the festive season. Families gather around the Christmas tree on 25 December for presents and a generous meal. Ham, turkey, roast potato, mince pies and Christmas pudding seem out of place in summer, but are very much the festive staples. Walking through the neighbourhood to look at Christmas decorations is also popular, but you have to wait much longer for darkness so you can see the lights.<\/p>\n<p>Other traditions are quite different, as you may expect. In New Zealand, people might enjoy a Christmas barbecue on the deck. Instead of wearing ugly sweaters, they have Christmas-themed Hawaiian shirts and Christmas day could end with a swim at the beach.<\/p>\n<p>In South Africa, Boxing Day is beach day. People from far and wide pack the leftovers from Christmas lunch into cooler boxes and head to the sea. For many of them this is the only time of the year that they\u2019ll go for a swim, so the lifeguards have an important and stressful job on their hands.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-f07a07288b9a3b745e58e312dddc42bd\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-f07a07288b9a3b745e58e312dddc42bd{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-f07a07288b9a3b745e58e312dddc42bd .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-f07a07288b9a3b745e58e312dddc42bd .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-f07a07288b9a3b745e58e312dddc42bd av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Christmas in winter<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jw2840sd-a46ab5df0baa4ba1772e8ac5ed70f824 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Even though people spend less time indoors, Hollywood\u2019s Christmas movies are screened in the Southern Hemisphere as well. As a consequence, many people wonder what it would be like to have Christmas in winter. The town of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tulbagh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tulbagh<\/a> in South Africa\u2019s Western Cape simply decided to have a Christmas festival in June or July and call it \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChristmasinWinterTulbagh\/\">Christmas in Winter<\/a>\u201d. 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