Decades of Tradition, Thousands of Lights, and 1 Message Older Than Time

Every year families around Australia spend countless hours—and expenses—decorating their homes with thousands of Christmas lights.

The Christmas lights decorations by the Michael family at 14 Murrumba Place, Castle Hill, NSW in Australia. Cindy Li/The Epoch Times

SYDNEY—Long before the first flick of a switch each December, the Michael family begins the weeks-long task of transforming their home into a tribute to faith, family, and the birth of Christ.

For 20 years, the family has carried on this tradition, each year painstakingly unpacking decorations from storage, and then re-building and expanding their celebration to Christmas.