Christmas bush The NSW Christmas bush (Ceratopetalum gummiferum) is probably the best known of the native Christmas bushes, with its masses of bright red flowers.
Poinsettia
There's no Christmas plant more iconic than the Poinsettia. It's the most popular houseplant in the UK at Christmas, and with its gorgeous mixture of red and green festive foliage, it's easy to see why. Around 8 million are sold every single year.
Geebung. The Geebung is affectionately known as the “Australian Christmas tree” due to its pine-tree-like leaves and its yellow flowers which bloom each year around Christmas time. The Geebung thrives as a garden plant or in a medium to large pot, both indoors and out.
Christmas bush may refer to: Bursaria spinosa, a small tree or shrub that occurs in all Australian states. Ceratopetalum gummiferum, a tall shrub from Australia also known as the New South Wales Christmas bush. Chromolaena odorata, a tropical species of shrub from the sunflower family.
Whether it's a BBQ by the beach, or a picnic with your loved ones, Christmas in Australia is more of a casual affair. Most Aussies choose to swap the traditional roast turkey for a Christmas ham, and fresh seafood (specifically prawns) takes pride of place on many festive banquets.
What is Santa Claus called in Australia? These days most Australians call Atnas (his real name) “Santa”.
White Christmas is an Australian dessert made from dried fruit such as sultanas, glacé cherries, desiccated coconut, icing sugar, milk powder and Rice Bubbles, with hydrogenated coconut oil (such as the brand Copha) as the binding ingredient. The hydrogenated oil is melted and combined with the dry ingredients.
Some Australians hang wreaths on their front doors and some people will also go out Christmas carol singing on Christmas Eve. People also decorate their houses and gardens with Christmas Trees and Christmas lights. Neighbors sometimes have little competitions to see who has got the best light display.
There are two December birth flowers: holly and narcissus. Each of these birth flowers has its own meanings and are either thriving during the month of December or are easy to force to bloom!
Christmas bush
The NSW Christmas bush (Ceratopetalum gummiferum) is probably the best known of the native Christmas bushes, with its masses of bright red flowers.
Poinsettias. The quintessential Christmas flowering plant, poinsettias are a great option for to-be-weds tying the knot in December. Most poinsettias are recognizable by their bright red leaves and green foliage, but cream-colored varieties of poinsettias are available as well.
The most popular Christmas plant is the poinsettia. They're frequently just called the red Christmas flowers because that's how socially accepted they are as the premier Christmas flower. Poinsettias are plants with very large oversized blossoming flowers.
Ornithogalum umbellatum, the garden star-of-Bethlehem, grass lily, nap-at-noon, or eleven-o'clock lady, a species of the genus Ornithogalum, is a perennial bulbous flowering plant in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae).
Poinsettias: The Christmas Eve Flower.
In Mexico, the poinsettia is known as Flor de Nochebuena, or Christmas Eve Flower. You may also see it written as La Flor de la Nochebuena, which means Flower of Christmas Eve.
The top 3 Christmas colors are red, green, and white. But there are many other colors that you can add to bring sparkle to your Christmas decorations.
So why is there also a Christmas celebration during July? Australia has British and European heritage, so there's a strong attachment to the tradition of celebrating Christmas in cold weather. That's why there's 'Christmas in July', which is also known as Yulefest or Yuletide in Australia.
Kwanzaa, annual holiday affirming African family and social values that is celebrated primarily in the United States from December 26 to January 1.
The song, popular with school-aged kids, explains that Santa's reindeer get a rest while six white boomers (boomer is Aussie slang for a male kangaroo) lead Santa's sleigh through Australia! After all the toys are delivered, they even help a little joey (a baby kangaroo) find his mommy.
Apparently kids in Australia leave a cold glass of beer. Probably to help with heat and its summer down under at this time of year.
From the 19th century onwards, the tradition of erecting Christmas trees, the sending of Christmas cards and the display of decorations spread throughout Australia. Since that time, Christmas in Australia has remained an official observer holiday and celebrates as a traditional summer-time occasion.
Santa is known as 'Sheng dan Lao ren' in Mandarin, which translates as 'Christmas Old Man', and he is seen as a non-religious figure who lives in a fairytale Arctic Christmas Village in China's North Pole.