Happy Holidays

English

Phrase

Happy Holidays!

1. (US, Canada) A greeting typically used during the Christmas and holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, including Christmas, New Year's Day, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Thanksgiving. Not usually said at other holiday(s) during other times of the year.

Usage notes

• Thought by some to be a politically correct alternative to Merry Christmas and/or Happy New Year when greeting people in public places due to concern over those who might not celebrate Christmas.

Translations

holiday greeting

• French: joyeuses fêtes (fr)
• German: frohe Feiertage (de), frohe Festtage (de), frohes Fest (de)
• Greek: καλές γιορτές (el) (kalés giortés) 
• Hebrew: חג שמח (he) (chag sameach)

• Hungarian: kellemes ünnepeket (hu)
• Icelandic: gleðilega hátið (is)
• Romanian: sărbători fericite (ro)
• Russian: с праздниками (ru) (s prázdnikami)