Christmas in Australia - An icon of how Christmas is celebrated in Australia.

Every since commencing this web site in 1998 I have been looking for images that illustrate the way that Australians celebrate the summer season of Christmas.

In 2005 Caroline Slack produced a range of Christmas seals for the Australian Lung Foundation. The seal shown here shows a snowman built from beach sand with that well known bird from the sea-shore, a sea gull, perched on its head. The 'sand-man' is wearing a broad brimmed hat for protection from the sun. The red and white scarf and the carrot nose indicate the link to the traditional snowman.

I have never seen a sand 'snowman' but the image brings together the facts of an Australian Christmas of heat, sun and the traditional snowman of northern hemisphere countries.

Shortly after writting the above a commercial appeared on the television showing a 'sand-man'. Perhaps the custom is growing.

An images that dipicts an Australian Christmas is Santa's cap floating on a swimming pool on a sunny day.

Fairy penguins Another image appeared in 2007.
It deserves a special page,
see penguins, in many varieties.

	Icons of the Australian Christmas
	A Sandman / Snowman Every since commencing this web site in 1998 I have been looking for images that illustrate the way that Australians celebrate the summer season of Christmas. In 2005 Caroline Slack produced a range of Christmas seals for the Australian Lung Foundation. The seal shown here shows a snowman built from beach sand with that well known bird from the sea-shore, a sea gull, perched on its head. The 'sand-man' is wearing a broad brimmed hat for protection from the sun. The red and white scarf and the carrot nose indicate the link to the traditional snowman. I have never seen a sand 'snowman' but the image brings together the facts of an Australian Christmas of heat, sun and the traditional snowman of northern hemisphere countries. Shortly after writting the above a commercial appeared on the television showing a 'sand-man'. Perhaps the custom is growing. An images that dipicts an Australian Christmas is Santa's cap floating on a swimming pool on a sunny day. Another image appeared in 2007. It deserves a special page, see penguins, in many varieties.