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Beach And BBQs: Australia Celebrates A Very Sweaty Christmas

A women even found a snake in her tree!
A surf lifesaver looks through binoculars while wearing a Christmas hat on Christmas Day at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, December 25, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray
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A surf lifesaver looks through binoculars while wearing a Christmas hat on Christmas Day at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, December 25, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray

The heat was what got most talking on Christmas Day 2016 with a big congratulations to Adelaide! The South Australian capital won the prize of hottest "Xmas city", according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Most other capital cities hit 30C -- or very close to it -- with Hobart as an exception, sitting comfortably at 24C.

Although most Aussies spent the day wiping sweat off their foreheads, fingers where dry enough to share their best Christmas Day moments on social media. Best and most Aussie Christmas post goes to a woman in Frankston who found a bloody snake in her Christmas tree.

Soooo a lady found a tiger snake in her Christmas tree in Frankston. #straya Photo: Snake Catcher Victoria. #Australia#christmaspic.twitter.com/RfZnHTN7Ta

โ€” Tim Doutrรฉ (@Timdoutre) December 18, 2016

Sydney's favourite tourist trap beach, Bondi, got the full Christmas treatment with punters and surf live savers getting into the holiday spirit.

Celebrating this Christmas by working out on the beach! JK it's rest day ๐Ÿ˜Š though I did go for a lovely swim

A photo posted by Fit Journey with Jenney (@fitjourneywithjenney) on

This guy has ditched Bondi for Perth's City Beach, and it doesn't look like he's missing out.

Not all of us could get the day off work, particularly our service men and women. Special mention to the police force in Brisbane for fully embracing the day.

Aussie didn't waste the opportunity to post their Xmas lunches, with pavlova, seafood and BBQ heavily featuring.

Christmas Feast #food #lunch #aussiechristmas #family

A photo posted by Tracy Marescia (@tracymarescia) on

After all the feasting, comedy group Sketchshe had a message of which many of us can relate.

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