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How many ways to say 'Happy Holidays'?

KathiM
KathiM CSN Member Posts: 8,027 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
In dutch, it's Prettige Kerstdagen en Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar
or, Prettige Feestdagen en Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar (the more generic....Merry Holidays and Happy New Year).

Anyone else?????

Hugs, Kathi
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  • MyTurnNow
    MyTurnNow CSN Member Posts: 2,686 Member
    #2
    Sure, I'll give it a whirl.
    Sure, I'll give it a whirl. In Spanish it's Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo.
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  • Gloria09
    Gloria09 CSN Member Posts: 190
    #3
    KathiM
    Good thing you didn't ask how to pronounce them :)
    Bohemian - Vesele Vanoce
    Danish - Glædelig Jul
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  • elm3544
    elm3544 CSN Member Posts: 748
    #4
    Froehliche Weihnachten
    Merry Christmas in German!
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  • cindycflynn
    cindycflynn CSN Member Posts: 1,132 Member
    #5
    Norweigan
    Gledelig Jul!
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  • taleena
    taleena CSN Member Posts: 1,612 Member
    #6
    In Japanese
    Shinnen omedeto (Happy new year) kurisumasu omedeto (Merry Christmas)

    Now.. just don't ask me to pronounce it... I'd have to have one of my sisters do that one...lol

    Hugs,

    ~T
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  • RE
    RE CSN Member Posts: 4,591 Member
    #7
    Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaiian
    Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaiian for Merry Christmas and Hau'oli Makahiki Hou is Happy New Year. Nice post Kathi thanks for starting it!

    RE
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  • natly15
    natly15 CSN Member Posts: 1,941
    #8
    Buon Natale e Nuovo Anno Felice
    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Italian
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  • chenheart
    chenheart CSN Member Posts: 5,159 Member
    #9
    German
    froehlische weinachten und eine gute neues jahr! merry christmas and a good new year!
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  • tasha_111
    tasha_111 CSN Member Posts: 2,072
    #10
    chenheart said:

    German
    froehlische weinachten und eine gute neues jahr! merry christmas and a good new year!

    England
    Happy Christmas..........
    Kathi... GREAT POST.. My boss/best friend is Dutch and she will be well impressed that I took the time and effort to wish her a Happy Xmas in her own language...........(Yeah!)
    Thanks Kathi

    French:
    Joyeaux Noel.... OK I spelled it wrong.........BUT

    Jxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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  • Jadie
    Jadie CSN Member Posts: 723
    #11
    Tennessee slang
    Merry Christmas ya'll
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  • KathiM
    KathiM CSN Member Posts: 8,027 Member
    #12
    Wow! We have so many ways!!!
    Thanks for sharing! While on the cruise, we heard 'Feliz Navidad' alot...it was so cool...there were kids singing around a salvation army (for real...I checked...they are in Mexico, too) pot. They were all so cute!!!!

    Hugs to all! Kathi
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  • padee6339
    padee6339 CSN Member Posts: 763
    #13
    In Irish Gaelic, its
    In Irish Gaelic, its Nollaig shona dhuit! Do not ever ask me to pronounce it LOL! I looked it up, but remember my Dad's Mother saying it when we were kids. Dad would be 90 next July, so it shows to go ya how long ago it was I was a kid!!!!

    Bon Natale!
    Haddy Grimble (John Lennon speak)

    Pat
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