The Christmas spirit
In winter most people are in the Christmas spirit. Winter
and Christmas belong together somehow. In July, in the middle of the year, it
is winter in Australia and there are still six long months leading up to
Christmas.
The calendar gets ignored and Christmas is celebrated … and that
with all the trimmings. Live music, Christmas tree, Christmas dinner with plum
pudding and local wines. For people who call the northern hemisphere their
home, Christmas in July needs some getting used to. Very soon I got over my
initial skepticism and Christmas in July together with its Christmas atmosphere
became quite a wonderful tradition.
From Berlin with love