Happy New Year's Day/Eve!

Happy New Year's Day to my Aussie and Kiwi friends!

And Happy New Year's Eve to everyone else! :-) We have no huge plans for tonight, though Charlotte does have First Night celebrations. A lot of it will depend on how the kids are doing.

Stay safe and see you next year!

Annie

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Merry Christmas in Many Languages!

The Omniglot website is a treasure trove of language and linguistic-related information. Here is a list of how "Merry Christmas", "Happy New Year" and similar greetings are said around the world.


Happy Holidays in Many Languages


Here are a few of my favorites:

Maligayang pasko at manigong bagong taon! (Filipino (Tagalog), my parents' native language)


Naragsak a Paskua! Narang-ay a Baro a Tawen kadakayo amin! (Filipino (Ilocano), a dialect)


QISmaS DatIvjaj 'ej DIS chu' DatIvjaj (sg) QISmaS botIvjaj 'ej DIS chu' botIvjaj (pl) (Klingon!)


Alassëa Hristomerendë! Alassëa Vinyarië! (Quenya---Lord of the Rings!)


Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda (Welsh) 


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