Happy New Year greetings in English. New Year's greetings in English
Christmas and New Year are coming soon! We urgently need to buy gifts and look for decent congratulations to friends, acquaintances and business partners. The second can be a problem if you need to send congratulations in English. I will try to somehow make this stressful time easier for you and in the continuation of the article Congratulations in English I provide a list of universal Merry Christmas and New Year greetings in English.
Note:
1. Christmas, December 25, is a more important holiday for Europeans, Americans and British. Therefore, do not forget to congratulate your friends, family and colleagues.
2. You can freely combine these greetings, and also replace Christmas with New Year.
3. How to end your congratulations:
Informal: Yours / All the best / With lots of greetings, Your / Love + your name
Formal: Kind regards / Sincerely yours / Yours sincerely / Yours truly / Yours faithfully + your name
I. Friends and acquaintances
Happy New Year and Merry Christmas greetings for friends in English
May your Christmas be filled with lots of happiness, peace and love… ooh and lots of presents! Holiday cheer and a happy New Year!
(May your Christmas be filled with happiness, peace and love... and of course lots of gifts! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!)
Your being present is the best present you could give me this holiday season. Happy Holidays, my friend!
(What you are is the best gift you can give me. Happy holidays, my friend!)
(As the New Year approaches and brings with it new hopes, we wish you a wonderful year ahead!)
May this year bring new happiness, new goals, new achievements and a lot of new inspirations on your life. Wishing you a year fully loaded with happiness!
(May this year bring you happiness, new goals, achievements and a lot of inspiration in your life. Wishing you a year filled to the brim with happiness!)
(I don't know about you, but Christmas is definitely my favorite holiday. Christmas tree, lanterns, presents to open. Isn't that the real magic? Merry Christmas!)
Do you know what I truly love about Christmas? I can eat everything I want because you know, it"s the holidays! Merry Christmas!
(You know what I really love about Christmas? I can eat whatever I want because... well, it's a holiday! Merry Christmas!)
Wishing you the joy of family, the gift of friends, and the best of everything in 2015. May the joy of the holiday be with you in the New Year!
(Wishing you family joy, friends and all the best for 2015. May the holiday spirit be with you in the New Year!)
Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year. Merry Christmas!
(Santa Claus knows what he's doing. He only sees people once a year. Merry Christmas!)
Be on the lookout for jolly, old, fat, white-bearded men bearing gifts! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
(Wait for a jolly, old, fat and white-bearded Santa with gifts! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!)
May Santa always stop at your house. Merry Christmas!
(May Santa always stop by your house. Merry Christmas!)
I love Christmas. When else can you sit in front of a tree and eat candy out of socks?
(I love Christmas. When else can you sit in front of a tree and eat sweets from a sock?)
(I'm so glad we use holidays like Christmas to teach children to tell the truth: "Of course Santa exists.")
You should know that you are getting older, when Santa Claus is starting to look younger. Merry Christmas!
(You know you're getting old when Santa starts looking younger and younger. Merry Christmas!)
May your days be as glittery as diamond, may your friends be as good as gold, may your heart stay as green as emerald, and may your soul remain as pure as pearl.
(May your days sparkle like diamonds, may your friends be worth their weight in gold, may your heart remain green (that is, young) like an emerald, and may your soul remain pure like a pearl)
Let us leave behind sadness, regrets and painful moments and have a new start full of joy this new year. Wishing you a peaceful and joyous holiday!
(Leave behind the sadness, regrets and painful moments, start a new year full of joy! We wish you a peaceful and happy holiday!)
May the magic and the thrill of the holiday season stretch on!
(Let the magic and fun of the holidays continue!)
II. Beloved/beloved
Romantic Happy New Year and Merry Christmas greetings in English
My letter to Santa this year asked for YOU! So don"t be surprised when he comes through your window and puts you in a sack! Merry Christmas!
(Santa's wish is YOU! So don't be surprised if he climbs through the window and puts you in a sack! Merry Christmas!)
A word of cheer
A bit of love from someone near
A little gift from one held dear
Best wishes for the coming year!
(A barely noticeable smile, a kind word, a little love from a loved one, a small gift from a dear person. All the best for the new year!)
Santa won't be coming this year! He died laughing when you said you’d been a good girl/boy. Have a Merry Christmas.
(Santa's not coming this year! He died laughing when you said you were a good girl/was a good boy. Merry Christmas!)
I don’t need to receive gifts this New Year, for I already have the best gift one can ever receive. The gift of being with someone I love. Happy New Year, my dear!
(I don't need gifts this Christmas, because I have the best gift - the opportunity to be with the one you love. Happy New Year, darling!)
We may not be together this Christmas but just remember that in my heart you will always be around. Together, by heart and soul, we will celebrate Christmas! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
(We may not be together this Christmas, but remember that in my heart you are always there. Together, heart and soul, we will celebrate this Christmas! Merry Christmas and New Year!)
This New Year is special for me, I am having a special person to think about. Happy New Year, my love!
(This New Year is special for me - I have someone I will think about. Happy New Year my love!)
You are my love and hope, everything seems fine when you’re around. I hope this love will be forever. Merry Christmas, dear!
(You are my love and hope. Everything is good when you are near. I hope this love is forever! Merry Christmas, darling!)
If I could package my heart and send it to you, I would. No distance can keep me from reaching out to you to embrace you and wish you a Happy New Year.
(If I could send you my heart, I would. No amount of distance will keep me from hugging you and wishing you a Happy New Year!)
The best thing about Christmas is to hug you, looking at the sky and watching the fireworks. Thank you for making me the happiest girlfriend/boyfriend of all. I wish you a merry Christmas.
(The best thing about Christmas is hugging you, looking up at the sky and enjoying the fireworks. Thank you for making me the happiest girl/happiest guy ever. Merry Christmas!)
Your love is the light that will illuminate all my days with happiness this New Year.
(Your love is the light that brightens all my days with joy this New Year!)
III. Foreign partners and colleagues
Happy New Year and Merry Christmas for business partners in English
Wishing you a joyous Holiday Season and a New Year filled with peace and happiness.
(We wish you a Merry Christmas and a New Year full of peace and happiness)
Sincerest wishes for hope, happiness and peace during this Holiday Season and throughout the coming year.
(Please accept our sincere wishes of hope, happiness and peace this holiday season and throughout the new year)
Our best wishes for a Happy Holiday Season! We hope that the coming year will bring you peace, good health, good cheer and prosperity.
(Please accept our best wishes this holiday season! We hope the coming year brings you peace, good health, joy and prosperity)
Our sincerest thanks for your association. We appreciate your business and wish you all the best for the coming year!
(Please accept our sincere gratitude for your cooperation. We appreciate your work and wish you all the best in the New Year!)
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a very happy and prosperous New Year!
language with translation will convey your warm attitude towards this cold season. In winter, sometimes you just want to sit at home, wrapped in a warm blanket, with a cup of hot coffee, and sometimes we become children again, sledding, making snowmen or playing snowballs with friends, and of course, taking photos.
Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they do when they stick together.
Snowflakes are one of the most fragile things in nature, but look what they can do when they stick together!
I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood.
I love these cold, gray Winter days. Days like these will allow us to enjoy our bad mood to the fullest!
Every mile is two in winter.
In winter, every kilometer turns into two.
Winter either bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail.
Winter can bite with its teeth and whip with its tail!
When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels.
When it snows, you really only have two options: shovel the snow or make snow angels.
Bad weather always looks worse through a window.
Bad weather always looks much worse through the window than it really is.
One kind word can warm three winter months.
One kind word can warm three winter months.
Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me.
I'm probably a bear, or one of the other hibernating animals, I just have an instinct to be half asleep all winter!
LIKE IF:Mentally preparing yourself to step out of the shower during the winter.
Click like if: You spend a long time mentally preparing yourself to get out of a warm shower in winter.
Likes the smell of burning wood… winter is here!
I love the smell of burning wood...winter is here!
You can't get too much winter in the winter.
You just can't get too much winter in the winter.
Dear Winter, I think we should spend some time apart… I`m gonna try to work things out with my ex, Summer…
Dear Winter, I think we should spend some time apart... I need to resolve a few issues with my ex - her name is Summer!
Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation
Winter. - this is not a season, winter is an occupation.
We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depends on it. Yet our opinions have no permanentness; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.
We cling to our own point of view as if everything depends on it. However, our opinions are not permanent; like Autumn and Winter, they are still gradually leaving!
Nothing burns like the cold. (George Martin)
Nothing burns like cold. (George Martin)
I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.
I prefer winter and autumn, when you feel the skeletal structure of the landscape, its loneliness, the dead feelings of winter. There is something waiting behind it all, some untold story.
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
In the midst of winter, I finally realized that an invincible summer lives inside me!
Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.
Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. (William Blake)
Learn in sowing time, teach in harvest, have fun in winter. (William Blake)
Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. (Edith Sitwell)
Winter is a time for comfort, good food, warmth, friendly conversation by the fireplace: it is a time for home. (Edith Sitwell)
Kindness is like snow - it beautifies everything it covers.
Kindness is like snow - it adorns everything it covers.
Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories.
In winter, it's cold only for those who don't have warm memories.
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. (Anne Bradstreet)
If there were no winter, spring would not seem so beautiful to us; if there were no poverty, wealth would not be so desirable. (Anna Bradstreet)
I was just thinking, if it is really religion with these nudist colonies, they sure must turn atheists in the wintertime.
I just thought, if nudism is truly a religion, surely they must turn into atheists in the winter.
Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever. (George Martin)
Summer friends will melt like summer snow, but winter friends are friends forever. (George Martin)
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We all find it difficult to stay positive from time to time, because life is not an easy thing. If you can't see the glass half full, reading inspirational quotes about life can pull you out of the depths of despondency. These 60 quotes in English will help you see the amazing opportunities life has to offer.
About success
Dirima/Depositphotos.com1. "Success is the child of audacity." (Benjamin Disraeli)
"Success is the child of courage." (Benjamin Disraeli)
2. “Success is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perception.” (Thomas Edison)
Success is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Thomas Edison, inventor
3. "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." (Winston Churchill)
“Success is the ability to move from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” (Winston Churchill)
4. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” (Wayne Gretzky)
“You will miss 100 times out of 100 shots you never take.” (Wayne Gretzky)
Wayne Gretzky is an outstanding Canadian hockey player, one of the most famous athletes of the 20th century.
5. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” (Charles Darwin)
“It is not the strongest or the smartest who survive, but the one who best adapts to change.” (Charles Darwin)
6. "Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs." (Farrah Gray)
Make your own dreams come true, or someone else will hire you to make theirs come true.
Farrah Gray, American businessman, philanthropist and writer
7. “The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” (Confucius)
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the desire to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will open the door to personal excellence.” (Confucius)
8. "Fall seven times and stand up eight." (Japanese Proverb)
“Fall seven times, get up eight.” (Japanese proverb)
9. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” (Helen Keller)
“There are no shortcuts to a worthy goal.” (Helen Keller)
Helen Keller is an American writer, lecturer, and political activist.
10. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." (Herman Cain)
“Success is not the key to happiness. This happiness is the key to success." (Herman Kane)
Herman Cain is an American businessman and Republican politician.
About personality
Léa Dubedout/unsplash.com 1. “The mind is everything. What do you think you become? Buddha
“The mind is everything. What you think is what you become.” (Buddha)
2. “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” (Plato)
“You can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when adults are afraid of the light.” (Plato)
3. “When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion." (Abraham Lincoln)
“When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. This is my religion." (Abraham Lincoln)
4. “Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.” (Kurt Vonnegut)
“Be gentle. Don't let the world make you bitter. Don't let pain make you hate. Don't let bitterness steal your sweetness. Be proud that even if the world doesn’t agree with you, you still think it’s a wonderful place.” (Kurt Vonnegut)
5. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." (Stephen Covey)
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
Stephen Covey, American leadership and life management consultant, teacher
6. “Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
“Remember: no one can make you feel humiliated without your consent.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
7. “It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” (Abraham Lincoln)
“It’s not the number of years you live that matters, but the quality of your life during those years.” (Abraham Lincoln)
8. “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” (Benjamin Franklin)
9. "There are people who have money and people who are rich." (Coco Chanel)
"There are people who have money and there are rich people." (Coco Chanel)
10. “The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can’t be any large-scale revolution until there’s a personal revolution, on an individual level. It’s going to happen inside first.” (Jim Morrison)
“The most important freedom is the freedom to be yourself. You exchange your reality for a role, you exchange common sense for a performance. You refuse to feel and instead put on a mask. No large-scale revolution is possible without a personal revolution, a revolution at the personal level. It must first happen within.” (Jim Morrison)
About life
Michael Fertig/unsplash.com 1. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” (Mae West)
“We live once, but if you manage your life correctly, then once is enough.” (Mae West)
Mae West is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol, one of the most scandalous stars of her time.
2. “Happiness lies in good health and a bad memory.” (Ingrid Bergman)
“Happiness is good health and bad memory.” (Ingrid Bergman)
3. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” (Steve Jobs)
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.” ()
4. “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” (Mark Twain)
The two most important days in your life: the day you were born and the day you realized why.
Mark Twain, writer
5. “If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.” (Oprah Winfrey)
“If you look at what you already have in life, you will gain even more. If you look at what you don't have, you will always be missing something." (Oprah Winfrey)
6. “Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.” (Charles Swindoll)
“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” (Charles Swindoll)
Charles Swindoll is a Christian pastor, radio preacher and author.
7. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, I’m possible!” (Audrey Hepburn)
"Nothing is impossible. This very word contains possibility*!” (Audrey Hepburn)
* The English word impossible (“impossible”) can be written as I’m possible (literally “I’m possible”).
8. “Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." (William Faulkner)
Always dream and strive to exceed the limit of your capabilities. Don't set out to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Strive to be better than yourself.
William Faulkner, writer
9. “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” (John Lennon)
“When I was five years old, my mother always said that happiness is the most important thing in life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote: “A happy person.” Then they told me that I didn’t understand the question, and I answered that they don’t understand life.” (John Lennon)
10. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” (Dr. Seuss)
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." (Dr. Seuss)
Dr. Seuss is an American children's author and cartoonist.
About love
Nathan Walker/unsplash.com 1. "You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." (Buddha)
“You yourself, no less than anyone else in the Universe, deserve your love.” (Buddha)
2. "Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired." (Robert Frost)
“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” (Robert Frost)
3. "The very essence of romance is uncertainty." (Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earned and Other Plays)
“The whole point of romantic relationships is uncertainty.” (Oscar Wilde, “The Importance of Being Earnest” and Other Plays)
4. “It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.” (Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita)
“It was love at first sight, at last sight, at eternal sight.” (Vladimir Nabokov, “Lolita”)
5. “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” (Dr. Seuss)
“You know you're in love when you can't sleep because reality is finally more beautiful than your dreams.” (Dr. Seuss)
6. “True love is rare, and it’s the only thing that gives life real meaning.” (Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle)
“True love is rare, and only it gives true meaning to life.” (Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle)
Nicholas Sparks is a famous American writer.
7. “When love is not madness it is not love.” (Pedro Calderon de la Barca)
If love is not crazy, then it is not love.
Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Spanish playwright and poet
8. “And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many.” (J. R. R. Tolkien)
"And he hugged her and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he didn't care that they were standing high on the wall with the crowd watching." (J. R. R. Tolkien)
“Love everyone, trust your chosen ones and do no harm to anyone.” (William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well)
10. “Never compare your love story with those in the movies, because they are written by scriptwriters. Yours is written by God." (Unknown)
“Never compare your love story to movies. They were invented by screenwriters, but yours was written by God himself.” (Author unknown)
About study and education
diego_cervo/Depositphotos.com 1. "The limits of my language are the limits of my world." (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
“The boundaries of my language are the boundaries of my world.” (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
Ludwig Wittgenstein - Austrian philosopher and logician of the first half of the 20th century.
2. "Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere." (Chinese Proverb)
“Knowledge is a treasure that follows those who possess it everywhere.” (Chinese proverb)
3. “You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.” (Geoffrey Willans)
“You will never understand one language until you understand at least two.” (Geoffrey Willans)
Geoffrey Willans is an English writer and journalist.
4. “To have another language is to possess a second soul.” (Charlemagne)
To speak a second language means to have a second soul.
Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor
5. “Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.” (Oliver Wendell Holmes)
“Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts flow and from which they grow.” (Oliver Wendell Holmes)
6. "Knowledge is power". (Sir Francis Bacon)
"Knowledge is power". (Francis Bacon)
7. “Learning is a gift. Even when pain is your teacher.” (Maya Watson)
“Knowledge is a gift. Even when pain is your teacher." (Maya Watson)
8. "You can never be overdressed or overeducated." (Oscar Wilde)
"You can't be too well dressed or too well educated." (Oscar Wilde)
9. “Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.” (H. Jackson Brown, Jr.)
“Never laugh at a person who speaks broken English. This means that he knows another language.” (H. Jackson Brown Jr.)
H. Jackson Brown Jr. is an American writer.
10. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." (Mahatma Gandhi)
Live as if you will die tomorrow. Study as if you will live forever.
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian political and public figure
With humor
Octavio Fossatti/unsplash.com 1. “Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it." (Salvador Dali)
“Don't be afraid of perfection; you will never achieve it.” (Salvador Dali)
2. “Only two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” (Albert Einstein)
Two things are infinite - the Universe and human stupidity, but I'm not sure about the Universe.
Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist, one of the founders of modern theoretical physics
3. “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” (Mark Twain)
“Have only ignorance and self-confidence in life, and success will follow.” (Mark Twain)
4. “If a book about failures doesn’t sell, is it a success?” (Jerry Seinfeld)
“If a book about failure doesn’t sell, can it be considered a success?” (Jerry Seinfeld)
Jerry Seinfeld is an American actor, stand-up comedian and screenwriter.
5. “Life is pleasant.” Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” (Isaac Asimov)
“Life is pleasant. Death is serene. The whole problem is in the transition from one to the other.” (Isaac Asimov)
6. “Accept who you are. Unless you're a serial killer." (Ellen DeGeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding»
“Accept yourself for who you are. Unless you're a serial killer." (Ellen DeGeneres, "Seriously...I'm Kidding")
Ellen DeGeneres is an American actress, television host and comedian.
7. “A pessimist is a man who thinks everyone is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.” (George Bernard Shaw)
“A pessimist is a person who considers everyone as unbearable as himself and hates them for it.” (George Bernard Shaw)
8. “Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them more.” (Oscar Wilde)
Always forgive your enemies - nothing irritates them more.
Oscar Wilde, English philosopher, writer and poet
9. “If you would like to know the value of money, try to borrow some.” (Benjamin Franklin)
“Do you want to know the value of money? Try borrowing." (Benjamin Franklin)
10. “Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.” (Stephen Hawking)
"Life would be tragic if it weren't so funny." ()
New Year Vocabulary
- Happy New Year – Happy New Year!
- on New Year’s Day (Eve) – on New Year’s Eve
- New Year’s tree – New Year tree
- Christmas tree - Christmas tree
- in the morning - in the morning
- late at night - late at night
- when the clock strikes 12 – when the clock strikes 12
- New Year's Party - New Year's party
- Snow Maiden – Snow Maiden
- Jack Frost – Santa Claus
- Father Christmas - Santa Claus (who comes at Christmas)
- to see (welcome) New Year in – celebrate the New Year
- to look forward to New Year - look forward to the New Year
- colored lights – lanterns
- glass balls, toys - balls, New Year's toys
- a tinsel – garland
- to hang up – hang up
- to be hung with – hung with
- a candle - candle
- to light (lit) – light up
- to decorate with – decorate
- special decorations - special decorations
- to celebrate (all over the country) – celebrate throughout the country
- to congratulate - to congratulate
- to wish each other – to wish each other
- a wish - desire
- to make a wish - make a wish
- to come true - come true
- to tell fortune - predict fate
- to explode crackers - clap crackers
- to make fireworks – arrange fireworks
- to send greeting cards – send greeting cards
- a holiday meal - festive dinner
- a treat - treat
- merry – cheerful
- midnight - midnight
- a guest - guest
- to invite - to invite
- to visit smb; to go to see - go to visit
- popular - popular
- popular gifts - ordinary gifts
(a box of chocolate, flowers, books, records, a photo album, A CD, computer games, perfume) - hand-made gifts – homemade gifts
- to prepare – to prepare (to prepare)
- to put up – put, install
- to put up a New Year Tree – put up a Christmas tree
- to represent – represent, symbolize
- to listen to the speech of the president – listen to the president’s speech
- relative - relative
- to stay up late - stay up late
English words (New Year Vocabulary) will help you talk about how you are going to celebrate the New Year. And here is a short text in English about how the New Year is celebrated.
Every country has its national holidays, but there are also holidays that are common for many countries. New Year's Day is the first holiday of each New Year. In Russia it is the most popular holiday, but in the West people pay more attention to Christmas.
New Year is always connected with our new hopes and dreams. Everyone hopes that next new year will be better than the last one. As usual people make New Year Resolutions, they promise to start doing morning exercises, to eat healthier food. Unfortunately people don’t always keep them.
The celebration of this holiday begins on New Year’s Eve, that is, on the 31st of December. At home people stay up until midnight and much later. They light colored lamps on New Year Tree and have late dinner with champagne. Sometimes they just watch TV or go out for late walk. Everybody gets presents.
In Scotland New Year's Eve is called Hogmanay. Also the Scottish have the custom of First-Footing.
Most differences in celebrating New Year are connected with a meal or special food. For example, in Switzerland special bread, rich in butter, eggs and raisin is baked and a roasted goose is cooked. In Spain there is a custom to eat 12 grapes at midnight. In Greece some people play cards believing that they will be lucky the whole year if they win. In Russia the traditional dish for the holiday is “Russian salad” (Olivier).
