SPARK Winter 2015-2016 | Page 18

iWORLD France Did you know that France is the most popular country to visit? The French love lighting up their famous castles called châteaux with special sound and light shows. In the city of Lyon, there is a yearly event which sets the whole place aglow with colour! Tradition says that families put candles along the outside of every window. But I’m Springing Like A Kangaroo! Ph 18 SPARK ot o e :p ngu incakes Seasons are the opposite of ours in the southern hemisphere, so December to February is summer. Australians celebrate Christmas Day and Australia Day on the beach because it can be scorching hot! Australia Day is the anniversary of the first ships’ arrival to the continent in the year 1788. To celebrate, Aussies eat lamingtons - a chocolate sponge cake rolled in coconut. They also wear their outback style hats (Akubras) and wear their