Because Christmas falls in the summer here and the day can be sweltering in many places, almost nobody plans a traditional Christmas anymore. It's just too hot!

Our day tends to be mostly unstructured and instead of a roast dinner, we are much more likely to sit down to seafood, or cold meats and salads while many will fire up their BBQ... either in their own back yard or else they head towards the beach for a picnic or BBQ there.