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20 December 2007 12:04
 

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(Above: the arms attributed to the Three Wise Men. L-R, Kaspar, Melchior, Balthazaar, courtesy of Marco Foppoli)

 

TO ALL OF YOU WHO KEEP CHRISTMAS IN THIS SEASON A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND TO EVERYONE PEACE, HEALTH AND HAPPINESS IN THE NEW YEAR!

 
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20 December 2007 12:51
 

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to you too good Father.

 
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21 December 2007 00:43
 

MODERATION

I wrote this as a Christmas and New Year greeting with a "heraldic twist". This particular part of the Forum is entitled "News" it isn’t really for discussions of the historical merit of attributed arms. If someone wishes to further this discussion then please start a new thread in another place. This thread is for exchanging good wishes and greetings for the holidays.

 

THANK YOU.

 

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21 December 2007 03:51
 

a merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year to everyone.

 
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21 December 2007 06:35
 

gselvester;52440 wrote:

MODERATION

I wrote this as a Christmas and New Year greeting with a "heraldic twist". This particular part of the Forum is entitled "News" it isn’t really for discussions of the historical merit of attributed arms. If someone wishes to further this discussion then please start a new thread in another place. This thread is for exchanging good wishes and greetings for the holidays.

 

THANK YOU.

 

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Fr. Guy makes a good point.  I have created a new thread in the Religious Heraldry section and moved this discussion there.

 

May I also echo his wishes for a very merry and blessed Christmas to everyone.

 
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21 December 2007 06:39
 

May the God of love and peace delight to dwell with you and bless you. As one who keeps Christmas, please know that my good wishes for peace on earth extend to all of you, whether you keep Christmas or not. May the coming year bring you happiness and abundance.

 
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21 December 2007 12:32
 

Merry Christmas to all!

 
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21 December 2007 15:24
 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone on the site! :D

Cheers,

 
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21 December 2007 16:51
 

Shukran, ya Mohamed, wa ‘Id mubarak!

 
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21 December 2007 16:54
 

Merry Chirstmas!!

 
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21 December 2007 18:10
 

There has been only one Christmas - the rest are anniversaries.

~W.J. Cameron

A Christmas gambol oft could cheer

The poor man’s heart through half the year.

~Walter Scott

 
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21 December 2007 19:11
 

I wish everyone a Peaceful Christmas.

As co-admin of the Finland DNA Project, I offer an educational web page about Christmas traditions in Finland: Link

 

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22 December 2007 00:59
 

Allah ye barek fik, ya Joseph!

Cheers,

 
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22 December 2007 17:38
 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.

 
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23 December 2007 00:26
 

is that how you say Merry Christmas in Arabic Joe and Mohamed?

i can say it in Irish, Spanish and English. so it’d be neat to learn how to say it in Arabic. smile

 

Nollaig shona dhuit - a rather formal Merry Christmas in Irish.

 
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23 December 2007 11:10
 

Donnchadh;52499 wrote:

is that how you say Merry Christmas in Arabic Joe and Mohamed?


Not intentionally; Mohamed wished us Merry Christmas, so I said "Thank you, Mohamed, and blessed ‘Id," referring to the upcoming feast of ‘Id al-Adha ("feast of the sacrifice," commemorating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son to God) that concludes the period of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It’s one of the two biggest holidays of the Muslim calendar, and it happens to fall near Christmas this year.

 

Christmas is also an ‘id—‘Id al Milad, Feast of the Birth (i.e., Nativity).  So I guess you could tell an Arab Christian ‘Id mubarak in reference to Christmas, but I think the more normal phrase is Milad majid (pronounced "mee-led ma-jeed"). Majid means something like "generous, kind, compassionate."