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An Australian comedian has given a hilarious account of what a typical Aussie Christmas celebration looks like.
Monty Franklin, 41, shared a clip to Instagram earlier this month in which he described the unique booze-filled way Australians celebrate the festive season.
'You start drinking on Christmas Eve and drink from then until the third of January. That whole period is just an 11-day binging extravaganza,' Monty began.
The funnyman went on to describe how 'the whole country' becomes involved in the tradition.
'it's known as 'Chrissy-New Years'. We don't even leave milk and cookies out for Santa, the kids leave cold beer,' he said.
'In the morning you wake up, the kids will open their presents and you have a beer. The food then comes out, the first thing out is prawns.
Australian comedian Monty Franklin (pictured) has whipped his overseas fans into a frenzy after he took to social media to describe what a typical Aussie Christmas celebration looks like
'It's pretty much like American Christmas, except there is going to be something that is "off". Why is the turkey a ham, why is everything cold, why are there paper crowns, why are we eating outside?
'These are just Australian traditions! The food is really just there to mop up all the beers you are drinking. Christmas is the one time you can drink 700 Crownies (beers) and not be labelled a pervert!'
He added after a long day of getting drunk under the hot summer sun, Australians then migrate inside on Boxing Day to watch the cricket in a fitting ending to a uniquely Aussie Christmas.
Monty's clip quickly whipped his overseas fans into a frenzy, who took to the comment section to praise its accuracy.
'About to have my second Christmas as an expat here and it’s shockingly accurate, you just left off the poppers and pavlova,' one person wrote.
'Most accurate description of Australian Christmas ever,' a second person added.
'I drink a years worth on Christmas Day,' Australian comedian Tommy Little chipped in.
It comes after Americans were left stumped after spotting a popular Aussie Christmas tradition on an episode of Bluey.
Franklin shared a hilarious clip to Instagram earlier this month in which he described the unique booze-filled way Australians celebrate the festive season
'You start drinking on Christmas Eve and drink from then until the third of January. That whole period is just an 11-day binging extravaganza,' Monty told fans
Those who watched the 'Christmas Swim' episode of the Australian cartoon would have seen the family of dogs gather around a table for a festive lunch donning an array of colourful tissue paper crowns.
But only those in Australia and the UK could relate to what was going on.
'Apparently the rest of the world doesn’t do paper crowns at Christmas,' an Aussie posted on Reddit alongside a snap of the episode.
It's a tradition in Australia and the UK for guests to pop open Christmas crackers, or bon bons as they are often called. The cardboard tubes are wrapped in festive paper designs and contain a paper crown, a written joke or riddle, and sometimes a toy.
The paper crown is then worn for the remainder of the meal by all guests.
'It's a British Commonwealth thing. They are in some of the Harry Potter Christmas scenes for example,' an Aussie expat responded.
Those in England identified a slight difference, however, which also leads to some awkwardness around Christmas time.
'We have them in England too and as far as I’m aware we exclusively call them crackers. Bon bons are a type of lolly,' a woman from the UK said.
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