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The population in Australia is 22,004,538 |
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The date Christmas is celebrated on is December
25. |
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The main language in Australia is English |
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They say merry Christmas just like we do merry
Christmas |
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There is a tree. Flowers are the main part of
the decoration, particularly the native Christmas bush (a plant that has a
little flowered leaves) and Christmas bells. Some people do have a real
tree with lights and decorations, which are put up just before Christmas
Eve. |
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In Australia
their Santa Claus is a fat guy that wears long brown pants, and a
big leather vest. Then he wears big black leather boots. And there is
no reindeer, this Santa Claus rides a big kangaroo !!! |
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The other one surfs all the time. He wears a
Hawaiian swimming suit and just surfs from place to place. |
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He (Santa Claus) is known as either Santa
Claus, used from us (Canadians) or in some other places as Father
Christmas, used from the Americans . |
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One of the characters is the “swag man” and he
wears a brown hat and a blue singlet which is like a tank top, and he rides
animals that look like a dog and its called a dingo. |
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They eat Christmas pudding. |
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1/2 lb. plain flour
1/2 lb. breadcrumbs
1 lb. butter
1 lb. brown sugar
1 lb. currants
1/2 lb. raisins
1 lb. sultanas
1/2 lb. citron peel
9 eggs
pinch salt
1/2 cup brandy
1/4 lb. almonds
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
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Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, well beaten,
also brandy. Stir in all fruit and chopped blanched almonds. Add
breadcrumbs, flour, soda, and spices. Bake in greased pudding basin,
leaving sufficient room for rising. (The pudding can also be poured onto a
piece of calico and tied securely with string.) Steam for 6 hours. This
pudding can be made ahead of time, say two or three months if wished. This
recipe makes two very large puddings; It is best divided into 3 portions. A
half quantity takes 3 1/2 hours to cook. For heating pudding when required,
boil slowly for 2-3 hours. |
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One of the unique things about Christmas is they
spend all Christmas day on the beach they go camping. |
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we got our picture of the surfer and the
kangaroo Santa -http://sullywa.tripod.com/id10.html |
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We got our swag man info-http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/australia.html |
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We got our picture of a dingo
-http://steveirwinmemorialfund.org/our-animals/amazing-animals/images/116.jpg |
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We got our picture of the swag man - |
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http://www.artvogue.com.au/images/800/swagman.jpg |
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Wiki.answers.com/Q/what_is_australias |
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We got our recipe
-http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-australia.htm |
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