Merry Christmas

This is the greeting used in Ethiopia, though Christmas is celebrated on January 7th.

This is the greeting used in Arabic-speaking countries, though Christmas is not widely celebrated.

This is the greeting used in Bangladesh and West Bengal (India), though Christmas is not a major holiday.

This is the standard greeting in Catalonia (Spain).

This is the standard greeting in the Czech Republic.

This is the standard greeting in Denmark.

This is the standard greeting in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

This is the standard greeting in Greece.

This is the standard greeting used throughout the Spanish-speaking world during the Christmas season.

This is the standard greeting in Estonia.

This is the standard greeting in the Basque Country.

This is the greeting used in Iran, though Christmas is not widely celebrated.

This is the standard greeting in Finland.

This is the common greeting in France and other French-speaking regions.

This is the standard greeting in Galicia (Spain).

This is the greeting used in Gujarat (India), though Christmas is not a major holiday.

This is the greeting used in Hausa-speaking regions of West Africa, though Christmas is not widely celebrated.

This is the greeting used in Israel, though Christmas is not widely celebrated.

This is the greeting used in India, though Christmas is not a major holiday.

This is the standard greeting in Hungary.

This is the standard greeting in Indonesia.

This is the standard greeting in Iceland.

This is the standard greeting in Italy.

This is the standard greeting in Japan, adopted from English.

This is the standard greeting in South Korea, adopted from English.

This is the standard greeting in Lithuania.

This is the standard greeting in Latvia.

This is the greeting used in Maharashtra (India), though Christmas is not a major holiday.

This is the standard greeting in Malaysia.

This is the standard greeting in the Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium).

This is the standard greeting in Norway.

This is the greeting used in Punjab (India and Pakistan), though Christmas is not a major holiday.

This is the standard greeting in Poland, encompassing both Christmas and the New Year.

This is the standard greeting in Portugal and Brazil.

This is the standard greeting in Romania.

This is the greeting used in Russia, often used after the Orthodox Christmas on January 7th.

This is the standard greeting in Sweden.

This is the greeting used in Swahili-speaking regions of East Africa.

This is the greeting used in Tamil Nadu (India) and Sri Lanka, though Christmas is not a major holiday.

This is the greeting used in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (India), though Christmas is not a major holiday.

This is the standard greeting in Thailand, though Christmas is not a major holiday.

This is the standard greeting in the Philippines.

This is the greeting used in Turkey, though Christmas is not widely celebrated.

This is the greeting used in Ukraine, often used after the Orthodox Christmas on January 7th.

This is the greeting used in Pakistan and Urdu-speaking regions of India, though Christmas is not widely celebrated.

This is the standard greeting in Vietnam.

This is the greeting used in Yoruba-speaking regions of West Africa, though Christmas is not widely celebrated.

This is the standard greeting in Mandarin Chinese.

This is the standard greeting in Cantonese Chinese.

This is the greeting used in Zulu-speaking regions of South Africa, though Christmas is not widely celebrated.