Christmas in New Zealand
Do you want to turn all traditions upside down and meet the winter holidays in the calendar summer? Then Christmas in New Zealand is your choice.!
It is customary to celebrate the most family holiday here with a dinner in the circle of relatives and friends. The usual dishes that evening: ham baked with herbs, meat and fish cooked on the barbecue grounds, and a lot of local wine, which is especially successful in these latitudes..
New Zealand began to celebrate Christmas with the arrival of immigrants from Europe, and this day became an official day off just over a hundred years ago. Nevertheless, the tradition has grown stronger, and today cities and towns on distant islands are being transformed with the advent of holidays..
In the Southern Hemisphere, summer is in full swing in December, and therefore the beach season is raging with might and main. However, in addition to swimming and lying on the beaches, the country is ready to offer the traveler hundreds of other interesting activities..
All around the water...
The main element of the New Zealand landscape is water in all its forms. On the coast, the ocean rumbles rhythmically, in the depths of the islands lakes and waterfalls pick up the baton. Another important water component is geysers. The thermal zone of Rotorua near the capital is especially popular with guests of the North Island.
The earth here is scorched by underground heat and covered with hot steam. For tourists, an entertainment was invented, the essence of which is to cook steamed fish. After a meal, you can walk into a relict forest nearby, where you can grab the tree trunks only by holding hands with ten men!
Lords of the rings and trees
Fans of the cult movie "The Lord of the Rings" will definitely take the opportunity to celebrate Christmas in New Zealand and visit the Shire, where their favorite movie was filmed. One hobbit mink was preserved here, and the landscapes remained as fantastic as in the movies..
Those interested in architectural masterpieces will take many memorable photos in Wellington. The government palace in the capital is the second largest building made of wood in the world. The Sky-Taur TV tower looks like a giant, soaring into the blue sky at 328 meters..
Christmas in New Zealand is a great opportunity to experience unique islands unlike any other region on the planet. The symbols of the country here are kiwi birds, which are even depicted on banknotes. Apart from English, the official languages on the islands are the Maori dialect and the sign language of the deaf. Already on this fact, we can conclude that in New Zealand everyone is comfortable..
