Father Christmas doesn't visit this remote outback community. Instead, a terrifying Christmas crow swoops in with gifts.
The guest of honour at most Australian school Christmas parties is a jolly, big-bellied man called Santa Claus.
"Wangkarnal is like a different way of us celebrating Christmas, with a crow instead of Santa Claus," explains 13-year-old Zarafina Juli. The Wangkarnal crows make a dramatic entrance at Christmas time, jumping out of a troopie, or occasionly being delivered by helicopter. The costumed trio arrives in dramatic fashion — delivered by a four-wheel drive festooned with eucalypts, or by a Robinson 44 helicopter.
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