International work-related curiosity

[sally_maria]

Since this is the first year I've been closely involved in the long-standing British tradition of special Christmas stamps (this year's designs), I've been curious to know whether this is a unique thing.

Are there special Christmas stamps where you live? Do people send calendars (this seems to be a tradition among a significant number of British people, but not one I'd actually come across before I started working for a shop that sold them)?

Are there other traditions connected with posting for Christmas?

Comments

[didiusjulianus.livejournal.com]

You can buy calendars of those places here too, e.g. in Waterstones. Not a new phenomenon.

Surely NZ & Australia have Jan-Dec school/uni years and perhaps the fiscal year is the same (or only special shops sell the fiscal ones with their log books etc.)?