Merry Christmas
and
Happy New Year!

May this holiday season be filled with peace and contentment for all. I've found several poems and pictures to share with you if you have a moment to enjoy them. Another fun stop for the holidays is a site that shares wonderful traditional recipies for the holidays -- SouthernPRIDE - October-December 1997 issue. I hope that you find what you seek, and that this season is filled with warmth for you.
Gail

Christmas Poetry for your enjoyment

Christmas
A Carol For The Children
The Gift
Christmas Eve In Our Village
Let's Have Music!

Merry Christmas from around the world!
Many thanks to Kerry for helping me to begin these language greetings and thanks to those of you who have been kind enough to E-mail me with new greetings over the past 3 years! If you know a language greeting that is missing or incorrect, please let me know and I'll add it to this list, just drop me a note by email - gail@pride-net.com. And if you like this list, come back, the season is just starting and I'm getting one or two submissions a day now, no telling how many more greetings I'll have by Christmas! Thank you all for helping! - For reference, where a language is listed twice it is because different regions within that area say the greetings in different fashion. I'd like to express a special THANKS to Patricia for her help in increasing this list dramatically!

(Afrikaans) - Gesëende Kersfees
(Afrikander) - Een Plesierige Kerfees
(African - (Eritrean) Tigrinja) - REHUS-BEAL-LEDEATs
(Albanian) - Gezur Krislinjden
(Argentine) - Feliz Navidad Y Un Prospero Ano Nuevo
(Armenian) - Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
(Azeri-Azerbaijan) - Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
(Basque) - Eguberri Zoriontsuak eta Urte Berri On
(Bohemian) - Vesele Vanoce
(Brazilian) - Feliz Natal e Prospero Ano Novo
(Bulgarian) - Chestita Koleda
Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
Tchestita Nova Godina
(Catalan) - Bon Nadal i Feliç Any Nou
(Czech Republic) - Vesele Vanoce
(Chinese - Cantonese) - Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Sing Dan Fai Lok

(Chinese - Mandarin) - Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
Sheng Dan Kuai Le

(Croatian) - Sretan Bozic
Èestit Boiæ i sretna Nova godina

(Czech) - Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
(Danish) - Glaedelig Jul
(Dutch) - Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar
Dutch (Netherlands) - Prettig Kerstfeest
(English) - Merry Christmas
(Eritrean) - REHUS-BEAL-LEDEAT
(Esperanto) - Gajan Kristnaskon
(Estonian) - Roomsaid Joulu Puhi
Roomsaid Joulu Phui ja Uut Aastat
(Filipinos) - Maligayang Pasko
(Finnish) - Hauskaa Joulua
Hyvää joulua ja Onnellista uutta vuotta
(French) - Joyeux Noël et heureuse année
(Gaelic-Irish) - Nolag mhaith Dhuit Agus Bliain Nua Fe Mhaise
(Gaelic-Scot) - Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ur
(German) - Frohe Weihnachten
Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches neues Jahr
Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein gesegnetes neues Jahr
Frohe Festtage

(Greek) - Kala Christougena
Kala Khristougena kai Eftikhes to Neon Ethos
(Hawaiian) - Mele Kalikimaka
Mele Kalikimake me ka Hauloi Makahiki hou

(Hebrew) - Mo'adim Lesimkha
(Hindi - India's national language) - Shubh Christmas
(Hungarian) - Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket
Boldog Karacsonyl es Ujevl Unnepeket

Kellemes Karacsonyt Es Boldog Uj Evet
(Icelandic) - Gledileg jol og farsaelt komandi ar
Gledlig jol og Nyar

(Indonesia) - Selamat Hari Natal
Selamah Tahun Baru

(Iraqi) - Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
(Irish) - Nollaig Shona Duit
(Irish) - Nodlaig mhaith chugnat
(Iroquois) - Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut. Ojenyunyat osrasay.
(Italian) - Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo
Buone Feste Natalizie
Buon Natale e felice Capodanno

(Japanese) - Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto.
(Korean) - Chuk Sung Tan
Sung Tan Chuk Ha.

(Latvian) - Priecigus Ziemas Svetkus un Laimigu Jauno Gadu.
(In Lebanon) - Milad Saeed wa Sanaa Mubarakah
(Lettish) - Priecigus Ziemassvetkus
(Lithuanian) - Linksmu Kaledu
linksmu sventu Kaledu ir Laimingu Nauju Metu.

(Malta) - Il-Milied It-tajjeb
(Manx) - Ollick Ghennal Erriu as Blein Feer Die. Seihil as Slaynt Da'n Slane Loght Thie.
(Navajo Indian) - Ya'a't'eeh Keshmish
(Norse-Danish) - Gledlig jul og godt Nytt Aar.
(Norwegian) - God Jul Og Godt Nytt Aar
(Papiamento) - Un Felis Pasco y un Prospero Anja Nobo
(Peru) - Feliz Navidad y un Venturoso Año Nuevo
(Philippines) - Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon
(Polish) - Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia
Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia i szczesliwego Nowego Roku.

(Portuguese) - Boas Festas
Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo
Feliz Natal e propero Ano Novo.

(RAPA-NUI -Easter Island) - Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua.
(Romanian) - Sarbatori Fericite
Sarbatori Fericite. La Multi Ani.

(Romanian - in Moldova Republic) - La Anul si La Multi Ani.
(Russian) - S prazdnikom Rozdestva Hristova i s Novim Godom
(Samoan) - La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou.
(Serbian) - Hristos se rodi
(Serb-Croatian) - Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina.
(Singhalese - Ceylon/Sri Lanka) - Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa.
(Samoan - Merry Christmas) - Ia Manuia le Kerisimasi
(Samoan - Happy New Year) - Ia Manuia le Tausaga Fou
(Slavey- a Dene Language from the Northwest Territories in Canada) - Teyatie Gonezu
(Slovakian) - Vesele vianoce
Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok.

(Slovene) - Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto.
(Slovenian) - Sretan Bozice
(Spanish) - Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad y prospero Año Nuevo.

(Swedish) - God Jul Och Gott Nytt År!
Denna hälsning kommer från Sverige.

Glad jul och ett gott Nytt ar.
(Tagalog - Filipino) - Maligayang Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon.
(Turkish) - Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Yeni Yilnizi Kutar, saadetler dilerim.
(Vietnamese) - Mung Le Giang Sinh. Cung Chuc Tan Nien.
(Ukrainian) - Srozhdestvom Kristovym
Veselykh Svyat i scaslivoho Novoho Roku.
(Vitayu) z Rizdvom ta Novym rokom

(Welsh) - Nadolig Llawen
Nadolic Llawen. Blwyddn Newdd Dda.

(Yugoslavian) - Cestitamo Bozic

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