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Australia: It never snows at Christmas

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In Australia

It never snows at Christmas.

Christmas is in the summer holiday.

Christmas is always early.

A traditional Christmas dinner is often held in the backyard for BBQ's, picnics in the garden or even on the beach.

A typical Christmas menu could include cold meats, pasta, salads and fruit.

Santa is also known as the Swag Man.

The first official Christmas was on December 25th 1788.

We do not follow the American ritual¹ of having real Christmas trees.

There is a harmonious² mix of ethnic³ groups, so there are many culturally diverse Christmas celebrations.

People call the Christmas season the "silly season".

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1 ritual
adj.例行的，老规矩的，惯常的
参考例句：
This was the monthly ritual.这是每月一次的例规。 I realized that here the conventions required me to make the ritual noises.我意识到此时按照惯例我应该说些客套话。

2 harmonious
adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的
参考例句：
Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。 The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

3 ethnic
adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的
参考例句：
This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。 The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。