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Finally, many Southern Hemisphere cultures celebrate traditional "spring" or "summer" holidays at times that might seem reversed to those in the north — for instance, Christmas falls in , often associated with beach weather and barbecues rather than snow.
For Elias, who had spent his entire life in the grey, slushy winters of Northern Europe, the concept of Christmas in July was a tired joke. But Christmas in actual December—amidst a searing, blinding summer—felt like a cosmic error. season in southern hemisphere
Elias was there to work on a documentary about the Andes, but he found himself entirely distracted by the calendar. He watched shop windows display fake snow made of cotton wool taped to glass, while outside the asphalt shimmered at thirty-five degrees Celsius. He saw Santa Claus figurines sweating in velvet suits. It felt like a hallucination. Elias was there to work on a documentary
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