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As an Australian I used to wonder about Thanksgiving too, but thanks to the wonders of the net I have since learnt. We have Australia Day over here, we don't celebrate it with special meals but in a more Aussie way - doing anything we d*mnwell want LOL. For my family we have a BBQ picnic followed by an evening at a free concert and fireworks.

For Christmas Turkey also seems to have a hold on us too, most families have a traditional meal more suited to cooler (ie winter) climates even though it's usually hotter than you know what down here. Some do spend the day on the beach but noone I know does it, a lot of tourists do it because it's supposed to be the Australian thing to do. Mostly we are stuffed into overcrowded houses with AC blaring (for those who are lucky enough to have it that is) with family we've not seen for a year (a day a year is all we can stand to see some family members) eating food that one poor soul usually the mother has slaved over a hot stove since early morning.