Christmas what does it mean to you

The Christmas tradition has remained an important part of society ever since the European colonisation of Australia. This image, from the Dwyer and Mackay Collection , shows a horse-drawn cart loaded with Christmas mail outside the Kalgoorlie Post office in Image copyright WA Museum.

This article reflects just some of the ways Christmas is celebrated in Western Australia. Please share your Christmas traditions in the comments section below. What does Christmas mean to you?

Game, Set, Match! He will be missed but forever remembered in the photographs he took with youth in the community. Hendrix is gladly continuing the tradition and making memories with children who want a picture with Santa Claus. After a friend asked him to stand in for Santa, a hesitant Hendrix said no. Well, it can be a mixed-bag-of-a-holiday for many at times.

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Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. Christmas means spending time with family and having great laughs, smiles, and joy! Every year, I always love spending time with family. What else Christmas means to me is hope. Hope means you believe in stuff like God, Santa, family, friends, and loved ones.

We celebrate Christmas because Jesus was born on Christmas Eve. We give Santa cookies and milk and put Elves on the Shelves. They tell Santa if we are naughty or nice. I watch football, stay up late, hang out with families, and sing Christmas songs. Then we spend time together as a family. We eat, and we open our presents. Then we pray for God to thank him for giving us food.

We give thanks to Jesus for everything. What I like about Christmas is I get to be with my family. We get to open presents.

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