Question:
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. What about the other Holidays?
anonymous
1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. What about the other Holidays?
27 answers:
anonymous
2007-12-16 13:19:52 UTC
Andorra (AD) Bon Nadal

United Arab Emirates (AE) I'd miilad said oua sana saida

Afghanistan (AF) De Christmas akhtar de bakhtawar au newai kal de mubarak sha

Antigua and Barbuda (AG) Merry Christmas

Anguilla (AI) Merry Christmas

Albania (AL) Gézuar Krishlindjet

Armenia (AM) Shnorhavor Sourp Dzunount

Netherlands Antilles (AN) Bon Pasco, Bon Anja

Angola (AO) Boas Festas

Argentina (AR) ¡Feliz Navidad!

American Samoa (AS) Ia Manuia Le Kilisimasi

Austria (AT) Frohe Weihnachten

Australia (AU) Happy Christmas

Aruba (AW) Bon Pasco, Bon Anja

Azerbaijan (AZ) Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun

Bosnia and Herzegowina (BA) Sretan Bozic

Barbados (BB) Merry Christmas

Bangladesh (BD) Shuvo Baro Din

Belgium (BE) Zalig Kerstfeest

Burkina Faso (BF) Joyeux Noel

Bulgaria (BG) Vessela Koleda

Bahrain (BH) Mboni Chrismen

Burundi (BI) Noeli Nziza, Joyeux Noel,

Benin (BJ) Joyeux Noel

Bermuda (BM) Merry Christmas

Brunei Darussalam (BN) Selamat Hari Natal

Bolivia (BO) Feliz Navidad

Brazil (BR) Feliz Natal

Bahamas (BS) Happy Christmas

Bhutan (BT) krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuva

Bouvet Island (BV) remove

Botswana (BW) Merry Christmas

Belarus (BY) Winshuyu sa Svyatkami

Belize (BZ) Merry Christmas

Canada (CA) Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel

Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CC) Merry Christmas, Selamat Hari Natal

Congo (CD) Joyeux Noel

Central African Republic (CF) Joyeux Noel

Congo (CG) Joyeux Noel

Switzerland (CH) Fröhlichi Wiehnacht, Joyeux Noel

Cote D'ivoire (CI) Joyeux Noel

Cook Islands (CK) Merry Christmas, Kia orana e kia manuia rava i teia Kiritime

Chile (CL) Feliz Navidad

Cameroon (CM) Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel

China (CN) Sheng Tan Kuai Loh

Colombia (CO) Feliz Navidad para todos

Costa Rica (CR) Feliz Navidad

Cuba (CU) Feliz Navidad

Cape Verde (CV) Boas Festas

Christmas Island (CX) Merry Christmas

Cyprus (CY) Eftihismena Christougenna, Noeliniz kutlu olsun ve yeni yili

Czech Republic (CZ) Vesele Vanoce

Germany (DE) Frohliche Weihnachten

Djibouti (DJ) Joyeux Noel, Mboni Chrismen

Denmark (DK) Glaedelig Jul

Dominica (DM) Merry Christmas

Dominican Republic (DO) Feliz Navidad

Algeria (DZ) Mboni Chrismen

Ecuador (EC) Feliz Navidad

Estonia (EE) Haid Joule, Rôômsaid Jôule

Egypt (EG) Mboni Chrismen

Eritrea (ER) Melkam Yelidet Beaal, Poket Kristmet

Spain (ES) Feliz Navidad

Ethiopia (ET) Melkam Yelidet Beaal, Poket Kristmet, Merry Christmas

Finland (FI) Hauskaa Joulua

Fiji (FJ) Merry Christmas

Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (FK) Merry Christmas

Federated States of Mirconesia (FM) Merry Christmas

Faroe Islands (FO) Gledhilig jol

France (FR) Joyeux Noel

Gabon (GA) Joyeux Noel

United Kingdom (GB) Happy Christmas, Nadolig Llawen (Wales)

Grenada (GD) Merry Christmas

Georgia (GE) Gilotsavt Krist'es Shobas

French Guiana (GF) Joyeux Noel

Ghana (GH) Afishapa

Gibraltar (GI) Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad

Greenland (GL) Glædelig Jul, Juullimi Ukiortaassamilu Pilluarit

Gambia (GM) Merry Christmas

Guinea (GN) Joyeux Noel

Guadeloupe (GP) Joyeux Noel

Equatorial Guinea (GQ) Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad

Greece (GR) Eftihismena Christougenna

Guatemala (GT) Feliz Navidad

Guam (GU) Merry Christmas, Felis Pasgua

Guinea-bissau (GW) Boas Festas

Guyana (GY) Merry Christmas

Hong Kong (HK) Sing dan fiy loc, Merry Christmas

Honduras (HN) Feliz Navidad

Haiti (HT) Jwaye Nwel

Hungary (HU) Boldog Karácsonyt

Indonesia (ID) Salamet Hari Natal

Ireland (IE) Nollaig Shona dhuit

Israel (IL) Mo'adim Lesimkha

India (IN) Shub Christu Jayanti

British Indian Ocean Territory (IO) Happy Christmas

Iraq (IQ) Idah Saidan Wasanah Jadidah

Islamic Republic of Iran (IR) Christmas Mobarrak

Iceland (IS) Gleðileg Jól

Italy (IT) Buon Natale

Jamaica (JM) Merry Christmas

Jordan (JO) Mboni Chrismen, Merry Christmas

Japan (JP) Merii Kurisumasu

Kenya (KE) Merry Christmas

Kyrgyzstan (KG) Hristos Razdajetsja

Kiribati (KI) Merry Christmas

Comoros (KM) Joyeux Noel, Mboni Chrismen

Saint Kitts and Nevis (KN) Happy Christmas

Korea (KP) Sung Tan Chuk Ha

Republic of Korea (KR) Sungtan Chukha

Kuwait (KW) Mboni Chrismen, Merry Christmas

Cayman Islands (KY) Merry Christmas

Kazakhstan (KZ) Hristos Razdajetsja, Rozdjestvom Hristovim

Lebanon (LB) Milad Majeed

Saint Lucia (LC) Happy Christmas

Liechtenstein (LI) Frohliche Weihnachten

Sri Lanka (LK) Subha nath thalak Vewa

Liberia (LR) Happy Christmas

Lesotho (LS) Happy Christmas

Lithuania (LT) Laimingu Kaledu

Luxembourg (LU) Schéi Krëschtdeeg

Latvia (LV) Priecigus ziemassvetkus!

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LY) Mboni Chrismen, Buon Natale, Happy Christmas

Morocco (MA) Mboni Chrismen

Monaco (MC) Festusu Natale

Republic of Moldova (MD) Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit!

Madagascar (MG) Joyeux Noel, Arahaba tratry ny Krismasy

Marshall islands (MH) Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin

Macedonia (MK) Streken Bozhik

Mali (ML) Joyeux Noel

Macau (MO) Boas Festas, Sing dan fiy loc

Northern Mariana Islands (MP) Filis Pasgua, Merry Christmas

Martinique (MQ) Joyeux Noel, --

Montserrat (MS) Merry Christmas

Malta (MT) Il-Milied it-Tajjeb

Mauritius (MU) Merry Christmas

Malawi (MW) Merry Christmas, Moni Wa Chikondwelero Cha X'mas

Mexico (MX) Feliz Navidad

Malaysia (MY) Selamat Hari Krimas

Mozambique (MZ) Boas Festas

Namibia (NA) Geseende Kersfees

New Caledonia (NC) Joyeux Noel

Niger (NE) Joyeux Noel

Norfolk Island (NF) Merry Christmas

Nigeria (NG) Merry Christmas

Nicaragua (NI) Feliz Navidad

Netherlands (NL) Prettige Kerstdagen

Norway (NO) Gledelig Jul

Nepal (NP) krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuva

New zealand (NZ) Happy Christmas

Oman (OM) Mboni Chrismen

Panama (PA) Feliz Navidad

Peru (PE) Feliz Navidad

French Polynesia (PF) Joyeux Noel, La ora i te Noera

Papua New Guinea (PG) Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas

Philippines (PH) Maligayang Pasko

Pakistan (PK) Bara Din Mubarrak Ho

Poland (PL) Wesolych Swiat

St. Pierre and Miquelon (PM) Joyeux Noel

Pitcairn (PN) Merry Christmas

Puerto Rico (PR) Feliz Navidad, Felices Pascuas, Felicidades

Portugal (PT) Boas Festas

Palau (PW) Merry Christmas

Paraguay (PY) Feliz Navidad

Qatar (QA) Mboni Chrismen

Reunion (RE) Joyeux Noel

Romania (RO) Sarbatori vesele

Russian Federation (RU) Hristos Razdajetsja, Rozdjestvom Hristovim

Rwanda (RW) Noheli Nziza

Saudi Arabia (SA) Mboni Chrismen

Seychelles (SC) Happy Christmas, Joyeux Noel

Sudan (SD) Wilujeng Natal

Sweden (SE) God Jul

Singapore (SG) Sheng Tan Kuai Loh

St. Helena (SH) Happy Christmas

Slovenia (SI) Srecen Bozic

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (SJ) Hristos Razdajetsja, Gledelig Jul

Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (SK) Vesele Vianoce

Sierra Leone (SL) Happy Christmas

San Marino (SM) Buon Natale

Senegal (SN) Joyeux Noel

Suriname (SR) Zalig Kersfeest, Wang swietie Kresnetie

Sao Tome and Principe (ST) Boas Festas

El Salvador (SV) Feliz Navidad

Syrian Arab Republic (SY) Mboni Chrismen

Swaziland (SZ) Happy Christmas

Turks and Caicos Islands (TC) Happy Christmas

Chad (TD) Joyeux Noel, Mboni Chrismen

Togo (TG) Joyeux Noel

Thailand (TH) Ewadee Pe-e Mai

Tokelau (TK) Merry Christmas

Tunisia (TN) Mboni Chrismen

Tonga (TO) Kilisimasi Fiefia

Turkey (TR) Mutlu Noeller

Trinidad and Tobago (TT) Happy Christmas

Taiwan (TW) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan

Tanzania (TZ) Krismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpya, Happy Christmas

Ukraine (UA) Veseloho Vam Rizdva

Uganda (UG) Webale Krismasi

United States (US) Merry Christmas

Uruguay (UY) Feliz Navidad

Saint Vincent and The Grenadines (VC) Happy Christmas

Venezuela (VE) Feliz Navidad

Virgin islands (U.S.) (VI) Merry Christmas

Viet Nam (VN) Chuc mung Giang Sinh

Vanuatu (VU) Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel

Wallis and Futuna Islands (WF) Joyeux Noel

Samoa (WS) Ia Manuia Le Kilisimasi

Yemen (YE) Mboni Chrismen

Mayotte (YT) Krismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpya, Joyeux Noel

Yugoslavia (YU) Cestitamo Bozic

South Africa (ZA) Geseënde Kersfees, Happy Christmas

Zambia (ZM) Happy Christmas

Zimbabwe (ZW) Happy Christmas
?
2007-12-16 14:42:54 UTC
Hello Richard!



"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year"



In Bangladesh our language "Bangla" has the following greetings:



1. Merry Christmas: "Shuvo Bara Deen"



2. Happy New Year: "Shuvo Naba Barsha"





Legends (Bangla - English):



a) "Shuvo/Shuva" equals to "Good"

b) "Bara/Boro" equals to "Big"

c) "Deen/Din" equals to "Day"

d) "Naba/Nava" equals to "New"

e) "Barsha/Barsa" equals to "Year"



At the advent of the Ramadan, we would greet each other by saying "Ramzan Mubarak" or Ramadanul Mubarak" etc.



There are many festivals and "holy days" and the Bangla greetings are also various.



PS. You may find that the Bangla language being spoken in Bangladesh is a bit different in dialect than what is being spoken in the West Bengal of India.
auntb93
2007-12-16 14:12:03 UTC
I certainly can't top Needlewing's detailed research. So I'll just promise you a hug, Sandy Claws -- er, Sanity Clause -- er, Richard?



((((((((((Richard the First))))))))))



BTW, what's wrong with "Happy Holidays"?
rashid274
2007-12-16 16:55:44 UTC
Happy & prosperous Eid Mubarrak m Happy New Year etc.
sb
2007-12-16 14:38:46 UTC
Greetings for Different festivals :



Hanukkah : Happy Hanukkah, Bunch of warm wishes on Hanukkah.



Kwanzaa : Wishing Health, Wealth And Happiness .



Ramadan :Grateful To Allah For You !,Blessed Ramadan



Saturnalia : Wishing Joy And Comfort.,Be Merry !



Tet :Bursting With Joy on HappyTetnguyen.

Yuletide : Light Up Your Home And Heart.on Happy Yuletide,

.Warm Greetings !
Somebody else
2007-12-16 10:31:42 UTC
For Ramadan:

Ramadan mubarak (blessed Ramadan)



For Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha, the two Islamic holidays:

Eid mubarak (blessed Eid) - very common

Eid sa'eed (happy Eid) - less common

Happy Eid - not very common at all, but it is heard occasionally



Eid pretty much means "festival", but even non-Arabs just say "Eid"



Of course, these holidays are on a lunar schedule, which means they may or may not coincide with the traditional Western holiday season. This year Eid ul-Adha is December 19, but I don't see people including anything about it in their multi-religious holiday displays. :(
Ali T
2007-12-19 10:01:52 UTC
The new year in Persian calender is called Noruz(the first day of Spring). So we greet each other by saying "Noruz mobarak", means Merry Noruz.
Anzkhayeekha
2007-12-17 12:24:45 UTC
Well... Some of the phrases used in my country..



For New Year... Selamat Tahun Baru (malay), Puthandu Nal Valthukal (Tamil)



For Ramadan... Selamat Hari Raya (malay)



For Deepavali... Selamat Hari Deepavali (malay), Deepavali Nal Valthukal (Tamil)



For Chinese New Year... Selamat Tahun Baru Cina (malay), Gong Xi Fa Choi (chinese)



The core word to describe the festival is usualy the same...only some words are adapted to the mother tongue of a respective place...



In this context.. Selamat and Valthukal is similar to happy...



I believe it is similar in other languanges too..



Some cultures have too many festival... a few in a month, or festivals that last for a few days, some even a month... Only those important ones are declared as public holidays.. while others are left to certain ethnic to practice it upon their flexibility.
Yarnlady_needsyarn
2007-12-17 03:36:17 UTC
I've given up on trying to label them, I have a friend who hates Happy Birthday. I have gone to Happy, Happy for every occasion.



Happy, Happy to you Richard.
regrunion
2007-12-17 13:58:01 UTC
Dear Richard,

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all ... and a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted subsequent calendar year, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great, (not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country or is the only "AMERICA" in the western hemisphere), and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform, or sexual preference of the wishee.
?
2007-12-18 07:36:59 UTC
Richard,

I'm a ''Christian''. My Beliefs do not pertain

to (translations or phrases) of other Religions around the World. I could search

the Web and find the answers your asking

for.But why would I do this. There religion

differs greatly from what I Believe in.

What I'm trying to say, ''in a nice way'' is I

Don't care how they greet or celebrate

one an others holidays anytime of the year.

I do believe in Freedom of Religion, but the

subject your posting doesn't interest me at all.

God Bless,

''out''!

P.S.- Happy Birthday Jesus.
charlesoshields
2007-12-16 14:07:43 UTC
merry christmas and happy new year if you want to you can put happy in front of any holiday that you want to. don't have anything at all to do with the season.we greet people in many ways sometimes i say merry and other times happy i don't think that it matters of which we use merry or happy. so i will say have a happy holiday for now and for every holiday here after.
Sylvia L Carter-Robertson
2007-12-17 15:44:44 UTC
I'm not sure of the other Holidays,However we should be especially Happy "Merry"and Grateful that the Savior of Mankind was Born,Died,Raise from Death who Loves every single one of is by our names.,and never get it mixed up with anyone Else's. Personally I Say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Be Blessed and I hope you get the answer that you are after.
Nurse Susan
2007-12-16 20:31:34 UTC
Happy Hanukkah, orChanukah is correct.

Mele Kalikimaka is Merry or Happy Christmas in Hawaiian.

Feliz Navidad [ Spainsh ]

Joyeux Noel [ French ]
Orion Quest
2007-12-16 11:03:17 UTC
Happy Channukah. Feliz Ano Nuevo.
Carol T
2007-12-17 04:25:25 UTC
Every people in this world has his on religion and believe. If you celebrate Christmas, others might be celebrating their holidays too.



It doesn't matter what is the name to be called, but the most important thing, they are happy and joyful.
sugarbabe
2007-12-16 10:25:46 UTC
Happy Easter! or Blessed Easter! Christians will often add, "He is Risen!" to which a fellow believer replies, "He is risen, indeed!" (Can't believe the atheists here aren't pounding Easter like they do Christmas). "Happy" (whatever holiday) seems to cover a lot of situations.
evg7145
2007-12-16 16:47:45 UTC
It seems to me that Americans are using Happy Holidays to be politically correct. Looking at the previous post regardless of what we say we are not totally politically correct and may offend someone.
bodavisP
2007-12-17 01:21:53 UTC
In oriental countries especially an appropriate greeting would be, "have a prosperous New Year."



Others, "enjoy your Fourth of July."; "happy Easter"; "have a blessed New Year.": a "happy Hanukah"
frogman
2007-12-16 20:02:54 UTC
I don't know but I celebrate Christmas so I will say "Merry Christmas!" I am not trying to be offensive to any other holidays but I am not going to say something different just because they don't celebrate it.



Merry Christmas! :)
robert c
2007-12-18 16:18:13 UTC
Christmas & easter r the only holidays that count .
fireman2
2007-12-16 18:49:16 UTC
up here where I am they have a name for them all and the wants are part of that just hvae thie holiday just like Christmas. They just know when it is. And they do it.
Tsigedingil M
2007-12-17 14:50:23 UTC
Please I don't know all the holidays you mentioned, except Christmass and ramadan.So it is difficult to mention what phrases to use for those holidays which I don't know.
ROCKING FUN MUSIC
2007-12-21 03:44:20 UTC
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD BLESS YOU, FROM ROCKING FUN MUSIC ON-LINE REALITY SHOW
Snuggles
2007-12-17 13:51:05 UTC
happy easter ..happy thanksgiving .
ruth_arsenal
2007-12-17 06:55:09 UTC
alldays is special day why god creat the day and night is special so allholidays is specials...
babynene2
2007-12-17 14:29:04 UTC
easter, independence day


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