CULTURE OF SOME ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

Now it's Christmas Time and we are going to see how people celebrate it in England, The U.S.A, Australia and India. First enjoy this wonderful Christmas Carol. It's my favourite one.

Australia

Australian Christmas have all the glamor of those held in London or New York, but while in these cities the cold and snow are part of the Christmas scene in the summer sun shines Australia accompanied by temperatures ranging between 25 and 38 degrees Celsius. In the days leading up to December 25, many families take the opportunity to, equipped with blankets and candles, go to the concert by Candlelight Carols (Carols by candlelight), a massive event held in parks and arenas throughout Australia.

The celebration is complete with picnics in parks, gardens and beaches. The menu consists of seafood, ham, salads, cold meat and steaming pudding with custard. Children receive a visit from a very special Santa Claus, dressed in hat, navy blue tank top and baggy shorts: Swag Man

THE U.S.A

The United States of America has numerous different traditions and methods people in celebrate Christmas, due to the multi-cultural nature. Many customs act like ones within the U.K., France, Italy, Holland, Poland and Mexico.
The standard meal for European families is turkey or ham with cranberry sauce. Families from Eastern European origins favour turkey with trimmings, keilbasi (a Polish sausage), cabbage dishes, and soups; plus some Italian families prefer lasagne!

Nearly all Americans celebrate Christmas using the exchange of gifts and greetings with family visits.

THE U.K

In England the traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey with vegetables and sauces. For dessert it is the Christmas pudding with brandy sauce. The day after Christmas is called Boxing Day because boys used to go round collecting money in clay boxes. When the boxes were full, they broke them open.
The English gift giver is called Father Christmas. He wears a long red or green robe, and leaves presents in stockings on Christmas Eve. However, the gifts are not usually opened until the following afternoon.

INDIA

Christians in India decorate banana or mango trees. They also light small oil-burning lamps as Christmas decorations and fill their churches with red flowers.

They give presents to family members and charity, to the poor people.

In India, the poinsettia is in flower and so the churches are decorated with this brilliant bloom for the Christmas Midnight Mass.

In South India, Christians put small clay lamps on the rooftops and walls of their houses at Christmas, just as the Hindus do during their festival called Diwali.