Here in the United States, we’re accustomed to thinking of Christmas as a winter holiday; even if one lives in Arizona, southern California, or Florida, the very thought of Christmas conjures up images of parkas and mittens, seeing one’s breath in the chilly air, snow on the ground and hot cocoa waiting when we go back inside and, perhaps, listen to Bing Crosby singing how he’s dreaming of a white Christmas. (I can promise you that here in Alaska, every Christmas is white.)
Christmas is, however, celebrated all over the world. In places like Australia and New Zealand, it’s summer at Christmastime. And in Brazil’s Amazon basin, it’s just as hot and muggy at Christmas than at any other time. But never fear; on Tuesday – Christmas Eve – we learned that old Saint Nick isn’t passing by kids in the Amazon.
Santa Claus braved the sticky heat of the Amazon…
