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Question: Happy Holidays! vs Merry Christmas!
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Happy Holidays!
 
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Merry Christmas!
 
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politicus
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« on: December 19, 2014, 12:08:08 AM »

Merry Christmas all the way!! (to Epiphany)
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politicus
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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2014, 12:01:39 PM »

In Austria, we tend to split it between "Merry Christmas" for the 3 Christmas days and then on Dec. 31 we say "Gutes/Schönes/Frohes* neues Jahr" (Good/Happy new year) or "Guten Rutsch" (Have a good slide or ride).

"slide/ride" as in "slide/ride into the new year".

* "frohes" is a term that mostly (northern) Germans + people from Vienna would use though.

In local dialect, I would just say "Guads nojs", which means "Good new (one)".

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I would never say "Happy holidays" (Schöne Feiertage ?) though. Sounds weird, or something like a person from (northern) Germany would say.

Voted for "merry Christmas".

I don't think this poll is really relevant for other languages than English.
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