Figure 1.--Of course Santa can't chgange to Bermudac shorts, but these children in Kahala, Oahu, Hawaii were dressed for the warm weather to have their portrait taken in 1959. |
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Christmas in Europe and North America is commonly associated with cold weatherwear. This is of course not the case for countries in the southern hemisphere--although their traditions come largely from northern hemisphere countries. This includes countries like Australia and New Zealand with largely European populations as well as South America. It also includes Americans liviung in southern areas and especially Hawaii.
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