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Do you have customers abroad?
Wish them a Merry Christmas in their language
The term “Christmas” is a shorter form of Christ’s Mass and is of fairly recent origin. The Spanish term “Navidad” comes from the Latin nativĭtas, meaning birth, and in some Germanic languages, such as German, the feast is called Weihnachten, meaning holy night(s).
Every country has its own traditions and celebrates Christmas in a different way, so it is important that, if we want to connect with our customers, we wish them a Merry Christmas in their language. In this article you can read about the importance of emotions at the moment of purchase and how the language we use plays an important role.
Below is a list of Christmas greetings in 35 languages:
| Catalan: Bon Nadal i feliç Any Nou! |
| Spanish: Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo |
| Aranese: Bon Nadau! |
| Basque: Zorionak eta Urte Berri On! |
| Galician: Bon Nadal |
| English: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year |
| German: Froehliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr! |
| French: Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année! |
| Italian: Buon Natale and Felice Anno Nuevo |
| Portuguese: Boas Festas |
| Bulgarian: Vasel Koleda; Tchestita nova godina! |
| Czech: Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok |
| Danish: Glædelig Jul og godt nytår |
| Croatian: Sretan Bozic |
| Slovak: Vesele Vianoce a stastny novy rok |
| Slovenian: Vesele bozicne bozicne praznike in srecno novo leto |
| Estonian: Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi Head uut aastat |
| Finnish: Hyvää Joulua or Hauskaa Joulua |
| Greek: Kala Christougenna Kieftihismenos O Kenourios Chronos |
| Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! |
| Hungarian: Kellemes Karacsonyiunnepeket & Boldog Új Évet |
| Irish: Nollaig Shona Dhuit |
| Japanese: メリークリスマスそしてよいお年を |
| Icelandic: Gleðileg Jól og Farsaelt Komandi ár! |
| Lithuanian: Linksmu Kaledu ir laimingu Nauju metu |
| Luxembourger: Schéi Krëschtdeeg an e Schéint Néi Joer |
| Norwegian/Nynorsk: Eg ynskjer hermed Dykk alle einGod Jul og Godt Nyttår |
| Polish: Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku. |
| Romanian: Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit! |
| Russian: Счастливого Рождества |
| Sicilian: Bon Natali e Prosperu Annu Novu! |
| Swedish: God Jul och Gott Nytt År |
| Ukrainian: Veseloho Vam Rizdva i Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku! |
| Serbian: Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina |
| Chinese: 圣诞快乐 |
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas.
The LocalizationLab team