Christmas stuff is in the stores during June/July in Australia, because some years ago a person clever in selling started promoting "Christmas in Winter".
In the full heat of summer at Christmas, the Australian climate is really not very suitable for preparing and eating all the traditional hot, heavy, cooked Christmas fare. So someone in a holiday destination not far from Sydney, where the climate in winter (June, July, August) is more similar to the northern hemisphere's winter, had the bright idea of offering a traditional Christmas dinner in June. The idea took off - and wherever one goes now, all sorts of hotels and restaurants are offering "Christmas in June or July" occasions. Maybe your stores are also trying to cash in on this craze, without understanding the reasoning behind it, Helen!! (vbg) Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) --- Helen Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The one that bugs me is Christmas stuff coming in in July (I understand > with crafts, one needs time to complete projects), but why does it > overshadow Thanksgiving? http://greetings.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Greetings Send your love online with Yahoo! Greetings - FREE! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
