My wife grew up in France, despite being also from the equator, but I didn’t. I don’t associate Christmas with specific weather, nor anything with weather.
But I feel the shortening of the days acutely: that the sun isn’t on ‘full blast’ from sunrise to sunset is something that deeply unsettles my brain and my soul. When I wake up and it’s dark and foggy, I get very sad.
I’m used to sweating gently when I wake up, and to warmth in general. I’m getting used to not having it, but my soul is not