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A Snowman and Igloo in the Hot Summer Sun!
There's a house I drive past on the way to work. Every year they put on a
grand Christmas lights display in their very large front garden -
on the house and roof, figures standing on the ground, in the trees, even reindeer
and a sleigh flying between the trees.
The other morning, I saw the man constructing an igloo - in the hot Brisbane
sun. Now it's lit up every night, and covered by day. There's a snowman
loitering nearby.
A business nearby has a giant inflated Santa on the roof. He looks
jolly in the morning but often wilts in the hot afternoon sun.
We've come a long way from the 60s when all the Christmas cards had
snow scenes and glitter - an alien world to rural Australia.
The Rolf Harris came along with the Six White Boomers (Youtube).
Some cards now have an Australian theme
although most just avoid anything climate related.
In the past decade, Australian Christmas decorations, like the ones in the advertisements
on the right, have become more common.
I'm not too sure what to
make of the Australian animal nativity scene but I've visited the shop
in Sydney and seen their kookaburras, wombats and other tree decorations
and they're cute - and less incongruous here than a robin and
snowflakes.
Can the outdoor decorations adapt too? Will we start seeing
Santa dressed in his summer gear? A sandman instead of a snowman.
And what can our man build instead of an
igloo or grotto? A gunyah, a beach hut, a beer garden?
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