Presumably whoever instituted this holiday and selected this date lives somewhere in the southern hemisphere... that being said, depending on where you are in the United States or (especially) Europe (where there seems to be a much stronger emphasis on indoor exhibits), there's no reason that December 27th can't be a perfectly lovely day to go to the zoo.
Kids are still out of school and in need of things to do on winter break. Crowds will be down. Some animals are at their best in the cold - polar bears, Amur tigers and leopards, wolves, bison, red pandas. Waterfowl are in their most spectacular breeding plumage. Some tropical animals will surprise you with how cold hardy they can be. Indoor exhibits can be especially appealing - nothing like taking a walk through a tropical rainforest, or walking through a coral reef, when there's snow and sleet outside.
The best way to make the most of winter zoo or aquarium visits is to buy a membership, so you can visit year-round on impulse. On cold days or rainy days (or cold, rainy days), you can swing by for just an hour or so to hit your favorite winter-exhibits and then be on your way.
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