Why do people say merry christmas

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Subscribe to continue. Enjoy sharing old memories and look forward to creating new ones! Do you like to have fun with language? Sit down with a friend or family member and come up with some other variations on popular sayings. Feel free to be as creative and funny as you want to be. You can even try out some of your new sayings on unsuspecting friends. Know someone with a birthday coming up soon?

What will they think when you wish them a Merry Birthday? Have fun playing with language in new and interesting ways! Up for a challenge? Learn how to say Merry Christmas in different foreign languages! Do you want to greet someone this Christmas in Afrikaans? Do it! Or how about Vietnamese, Swedish, Portuguese, or Thai? Just jump online and check out the list of Merry Christmas in dozens of different languages. Pick a few, learn the saying, and share them with friends and family members.

If you know someone who speaks one of these foreign languages, ask them for help with proper pronunciation! You can do the same for other holidays, such as Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. Did you get it? Test your knowledge. Wonder Words merry tend carol steam annual sense pinpoint underpinnings manuscript broadcast preferred prevalence commercially boisterousness intoxication linguistic conservative unrestrained Take the Wonder Word Challenge.

Join the Discussion. Uncle Jay Dec 25, Christmas is actually Christians' celebration of 'the first day that the sun's arc starts to increase its angle across the sky' 'Pagan' Romans called it "Saturnalia," I think.

Jan 3, How interesting! Thanks for sharing, Uncle Jay. Pablo-salazar-vazquez Dec 17, Dec 17, Thanks for sharing, Pablo! Monroe Dec 16, Dec 16, Thanks, Monroe! Happy holidays! You're welcome, Monroe! Kyle Dec 11, Christmas is right around the corner.

It is so much fun. I get a lot of presents especially at my grandma's house. It snowed on Wednesday. It will be a White Christmas this year. Dec 11, That's great, Kyle! We're hoping it's a White Christmas in Wonderopolis this year. Dec 12, We're happy to hear that, julia!

What is your favorite Wonder? Jan 24, We're glad you're enjoying it, aallyah! What's your favorite Wonder? Daevon Chapman Dec 20, Dec 21, Malinda Dec 19, Dec 6, Hi, dezmond! Try reading through this Wonder one more time to find out! Apr 12, Arushi Dhingra Dec 17, Merry Christmas WonderPolis. Thanks for your amazing content.

I hope you publish something on Santa Claus this year if it's already on board,kindly share the link. Dec 18, Christmas is almost here! I hope all of you at WonderOpolis have a merry Christmas, I really enjoy reading all of your wonders of the day! Question: Can we go on WonderOpolis on a phone? Prediction: I think they use merry because it is another word for happy My most enjoyed part of Christmas is of course spending time with family What is your most enjoyed part WonderOpolis?

Also Merry Almost Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you use wonderopolis on your phone?