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Christmas around the world

By Ananya Mohan

Christmas is a festival of joy, warmth, and togetherness, which brings people together.

 

Here are some of the ways to say “Merry Christmas” around the world:

 

·        Korean: Sung Tan Chuk Ha

·        Chinese: (Cantonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun

    Chinese: (Mandarin) Sheng Dan Kuai Le

·        Japanese: Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto

·        Swedish: God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År

·        Finnish: Hyvaa joulua

·        French: Joyeux Noel

·        Philippines: Maligayang Pasko!

·        Portuguese: Feliz Natal

·        Vietnamese: Chuc Mung Giang Sinh

·        Thai: Sawadee Pee Mai or souksan wan Christmas

·        Spanish: Feliz Navidad

·        Farsi: Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad

·        Brazilian: Feliz Natal

·        Singhalese: Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa

·        German: Fröhliche Weihnachten

·        Bahasa Malaysia: Selamat Hari Natal

·        Switzerland (Swiss-German): Schöni Weinachte

·        Afrikaans: Geseënde Kersfees