1. Prepared by: Kobe Christie

2. Australia The population of Australia is 21 515 754 as of November 27th 2013.

3. The Date Of Christmas In Australia Christmas is celebrated on December 25 th. 25 TH

4. The Main Language In Australia they mainly speak English and they say “Merry Christmas” just like us.

5. Is there a tree? Yes there is a tree in Australia for Christmas. it is decorated with glitter, tinsel and razzmatazz.

6. Is there a Santa Claus? Yes there is a Santa Claus he is just like ours he wears a red fur coat, a red hat with a fur ball on top and a fur strip on the bottom, a black belt, red pants and black boots.

7. What are their important Christmas characters? In Australia an important character is “Swag Man” he wears a brown akubra, a blue singlet and baggy shorts.

8. What is the traditional food? In Australia they traditionally eat roast turkey.

9. What do good boys and girls get? What do bad ones get? In Australia good boys and girls often get what they ask for if its reasonable, Bad ones usually get coal.

10. Unique things about Christmas in Australia! In Australia one of the unique things is “Swag Man” he spends winter under Uluro with his merry dingoes, at Christmas he gets in his four-wheel drive to deliver his presents. Also Christmas is a summer holiday in Australia, it is usually up to 35 degrees at Christmas, most families go camping have a picnic or go to the beach for Christmas.

11. Bibliography These are all the places I looked for information. http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/ http://www.jeannepasero.com/arounf theworld.html http://www.theholidayspot.com/chrismas/worldxmas/ http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/around.ht ml http://www.start-a-new-life-in-australia.com

12. Recourses I got the map and the flag from Microsoft clipart, I got the December picture from Microsoft clipart, I got the “Merry Christmas” picture from Microsoft clipart, I got the tree from http://www.start-a-new-life-in- australia.comhttp://www.start-a-new-life-in- australia.com, I got the picture of “Santa Claus” from Microsoft clipart, I got the picture of “Swag Man” from http://www.jollyswagman.com.au, I got the picture of “Roast Turkey” from Microsoft clipart, I got the picture of the coal and the present from Microsoft clipart, and finally I got the picture of the tree and the present from Microsoft clipart. http://www.jollyswagman.com.au

13. Thank you for your time! This as been my project on how Christmas is celebrated in Australia! Thank you!