Christmas+Sayings+Around+the+World



**How "Merry Christmas" is said ..... ** **Afrikaans:** Geseënde Kersfees **Afrikander:** Een Plesierige Kerfees **African/ Eritrean/ Tigrinja:** Rehus-Beal-Ledeats **Albanian:** Gezur Krislinjden **Arabic:** Milad Majid **Argentine:** Feliz Navidad **Armenian:** Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand **Azeri:** Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun **Bahasa Malaysia:** Selamat Hari Natal **Basque:** Zorionak eta Urte Berri On! **Bengali:** Shuvo Naba Barsha **Bohemian:** Vesele Vanoce **Bosnian:** (BOSANSKI) Cestit Bozic i Sretna Nova godina **Brazilian:** Feliz Natal **Breton:** Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Bulgarian:** Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Catalan:** Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou! <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Chile:** Feliz Navidad <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Chinese:** (Mandarin) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Choctaw:** Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Columbia:** Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Cornish:** Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Corsian:** Pace e salute <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Crazanian:** Rot Yikji Dol La Roo <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Cree:** Mitho Makosi Kesikansi <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Croatian:** Sretan Bozic <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Czech:** Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Danish:** Glædelig Jul <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Duri:** Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Dutch:** Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! or Zalig Kerstfeast <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**English:** Merry Christmas <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Eskimo:** (inupik) Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo! <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Esperanto:** Gajan Kristnaskon <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Estonian:** Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Ethiopian:** (Amharic) Melkin Yelidet Beaal <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Faeroese:** Gledhilig jol og eydnurikt nyggjar! <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Farsi:** Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Finnish:** Hyvaa joulua <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Flemish:** Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**French:** Joyeux Noel <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Frisian:** Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier! <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Galician:** Bo Nada <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Gaelic:** Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr! **<span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">German: ** <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> Fröhliche Weihnachten <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Greek:** Kala Christouyenna! <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Haiti:** (Creole) Jwaye Nowel or to Jesus Edo Bri'cho o Rish D'Shato Brichto <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Hausa:** Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara! <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Hawaiian:** Mele Kalikimaka <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Hebrew:** Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Hindi:** Shub Naya Baras (good New Year not Merry Christmas) <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Hungarian:** Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Icelandic:** Gledileg Jol <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Indonesian:** Selamat Hari Natal <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Iraqi:** Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Irish:** Nollaig Shona Dhuit, or Nodlaig mhaith chugnat <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Iroquois:** Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut. Ojenyunyat osrasay. <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Italian:** Buone Feste Natalizie <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Japanese:** Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Jiberish:** Mithag Crithagsigathmithags <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Korean:** Sung Tan Chuk Ha <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Lao:** souksan van Christmas <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Latin:** Natale hilare et Annum Faustum! <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Latvian:** Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu! <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Lausitzian:** Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Lettish:** Priecigus Ziemassvetkus <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Lithuanian:** Linksmu Kaledu <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Low Saxon:** Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Luxembourgish:** Schèine Chreschtdaag an e gudde Rutsch <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Macedonian:** Sreken Bozhik **<span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Maltese: ** <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> IL-Milied It-tajjeb <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Manx:** Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Maori:** Meri Kirihimete <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Marathi:** Shub Naya Varsh (good New Year not Merry Christmas) <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Navajo:** Merry Keshmish <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Norwegian:** God Jul, or Gledelig Jul <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Occitan:** Pulit nadal e bona annado <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Papiamento:** Bon Pasco <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Papua New Guinea:** Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia i go long yu <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Pennsylvania German:** En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr! <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Peru:** Feliz Navidad y un Venturoso Año Nuevo <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Philippines:** Maligayang Pasko! <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Polish:** Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Portuguese:** Feliz Natal <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Pushto:** Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Rapa-Nui (Easter Island):** Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Rhetian:** Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Romanche:** (sursilvan dialect): Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn! <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Rumanian:** Sarbatori vesele or Craciun fericit <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Russian:** Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Sami:** Buorrit Juovllat <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Samoan:** La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Sardinian:** Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Scots Gaelic:** Nollaig chridheil huibh <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Serbian:** Hristos se rodi. <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Singhalese:** Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Slovak:** Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Spanish:** Feliz Navidad <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Swedish:** God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Tagalog:** Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Tamil:** (Tamizh) Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal (good New Year not Merry Christmas) <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Trukeese:** (Micronesian) Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech! <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Thai:** Sawadee Pee Mai or souksan wan Christmas <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Turkish:** Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Ukrainian:** Srozhdestvom Kristovym or Z RIZDVOM HRYSTOVYM <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Urdu:** Naya Saal Mubarak Ho (good New Year not Merry Christmas) <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Vietnamese:** Chuc Mung Giang Sinh <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Welsh:** Nadolig Llawen <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Yoruba:** E ku odun, e ku iye'dun!
 * <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Chinese: **<span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">(Cantonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
 * <span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Slovene: **<span style="color: #109d10; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Vesele Bozicne Praznike Srecno Novo Leto or Vesel Bozic in srecno Novo leto

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