NEW ZEALAND

  In New Zealand Christmas comes in the middle of the Summer holidays.

Many towns have a Santa parade with decorated floats, bands and marching girls. This can be any time from mid November onwards and is really a commercial event but much enjoyed by all.

Many people have a Christmas Tree in their homes and decorate it like people in the USA or Britain.

Many New Zealanders have a barbecue for Christmas lunch and this is becoming more popular

They open their presents on Christmas day once the whole family is all together. This is usually before the Christmas lunch.

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