New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

Categories: Holidays and Festivals

When you live on the other side of the earth, everything is not like people, and even the New Year is in summer. Therefore, while we spent the whole New Year holidays desperately trying not to freeze completely at -30, Australians at +30 were sunbathing on the beach and frolicking in the waves, while not forgetting to decorate Christmas trees and put on Santa hats. Well, to give you a more complete picture of what is happening, this post contains photos of the last few years. Z — envy!

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddleSource: The Atlantic

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

A family chooses a Christmas tree on a forest farm in Sydney.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

The Australian version of Santa Claus, Sydney.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

On a forest farm in Sydney.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

Early in the morning in Sydney Harbor, you can meet Santa rowing peacefully.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

Animals are no strangers to holidays either: kangaroos at Sydney Zoo.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

In 2014, the world's largest composition of Christmas garlands was created in Canberra. It consisted of more than a million light bulbs and set a new Guinness World record.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

The Christmas tree in the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

A house decorated for Christmas in the Sydney suburb of Matraville.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

Thousands of locals and tourists gather at Sydney's popular Bondi Beach on Christmas Day.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

On the New Year's wave.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

The Australian version of the snowman.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

The guests from Amsterdam are clearly delighted with the Australian New Year traditions.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

Surfers at Bondi Beach, Sydney.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

Rescuers are on duty at the decorated Christmas tree, Bondi Beach, Sydney.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

Thousands of participants of the traditional group race in Santa costumes, Sydney.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

Chimpanzee Fumo opens gifts at Taronga Zoo, Sydney.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

Santa Claus and his helpers elves on top of the Harbour Bridge, Sydney.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

Active pre-holiday purchases at the fish market in Sydney, which runs 36 hours in a row from 5 am on December 23 to 5 pm on December 24 (Catholic Christmas Eve).

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

Crowds gather for the annual Woolworths Carols Christmas concert in the Domain, Sydney.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

The audience at the Woolworths Carols concert.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

The Australian version of Santa's reindeer.

New Year and Christmas in Australian style: kangaroos instead of deer and Santa on a board with a paddle

Well, you can look at the snow in decorated showcases…

Keywords: Heat | New year | Beach | Christmas | Sydney

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