“It’s genius!” says Myf Warhurst, who along with six other identities reveals her yuletide tips.
From classic carols to nostalgic dishes, Christmas taps into childhood memories. Here, seven prominent Australians share the traditions they maintain, and their secrets to a smooth silly season.For big families like ours, it’s often a struggle to get everyone together, a complicated jigsaw that involves multiple families and multiple obligations. So we think we’ve come up with the ultimate Christmas hack by simply changing the day we celebrate.
By simply changing the date, our family Christmas is one where we actually get to sit down and genuinely enjoy each other’s company, which is rare. I highly recommend it. Your stress levels will thank me later.Every year we spend Christmas Eve, which we call Wigilia, with my Polish family – it’s always a big deal and part of our tradition. My mother cooks 12 Polish fish and vegetarian dishes, and we break holy bread with one another, sending best wishes for the year ahead.
When it comes to traditions, I’ve never been an artificial-tree person. I like the smell of a real tree, and we get ours from the local Scouts. I’m on dessert duties for the remaining three days of festivities and usually make trays of pavlova filled with passionfruit curd and studded with raspberries and ribbons of fresh mango.
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