How to respond to Merry Christmas greetings. Christmas greetings and toasts. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

For congratulations on Christmas
I’ll tell you: “Thank you!”
Let there be no one in the whole world
We won't be happier.

May Christmas be generous
For joy, kindness,
Will fulfill it to everyone
A cherished dream.

In the rays of the Christmas star
Let the world shine, sparkle,
Love and happiness at Christmas
Let him knock on your house.

Eternally grateful
I congratulate you
May he give Christmas
Peace to the family, peace to the soul - humility.

Christmas star light
May it illuminate the path in the darkness,
Let him fill you with kindness
He is the heart of you and me.

May the Christmas tale
It will come to life in our souls,
Happiness is a white snowflake
Let it fall into your palms.

In response to your congratulations
I wish you Christmas
New successes and good luck,
All the best!

Let there be peace and prosperity in the house,
And in your colorful life -
Harmony and order reign!
I wish you only clear days!

I wish you Christmas
All the best to you in return,
May all good things return to you,
Let your heart fill with joy!

I wish you happiness and prosperity,
Love, mental order,
Health, vigor and strength,
May every moment give you joy!

Thank you very much for your congratulations,
It's nice to receive these lines,
I wish on Christmas that everyone could
Although not much, you will become happier.

So that the secret door opens slightly,
Where kindness and magic are hidden,
And everyone became a little kinder at heart
Have a wonderful holy Christmas!

Thank you for your congratulations
And I also sincerely congratulate you!
Today the world celebrates Christmas,
We all celebrate it today.

May everyone's dreams come true today,
So that people become a little happier.
Let the embrace of beauty warm the world
And joy will quickly wash over everyone.

Everything you wish for me
I wish you doubly!
May God send blessings,
Health, joy and luck!

Let your income increase
Let your eyes shine with happiness,
Live without troubles and fuss,
Turn your dreams into reality!

Merry Christmas to you too
Congratulations sincerely today.
Wishes of happiness and goodness
I send you thousands and hundreds.

May it always be in your soul
The light of love and joy shines.
And also health, vigor to you,
Let smiles surround you everywhere.

I hasten to say thank you
For such congratulations,
You opened it to me on Christmas
The heart is light and big.

For your kind words
Please accept my gratitude,
“Mutually,” I answer you
And I show solidarity.

Congratulate each other -
What could be more beautiful?
Probably wish
More bright colors!

Peaceful events too,
And may God help you,
Today is Christmas
And a holiday, a celebration!

Love and inspiration,
Good luck, respect,
Kindness and understanding,
Success and calling!

A long, cold winter is a real test for many heat-loving people. And it would probably be quite difficult to survive the chilly wind, frost and other weather antics if it weren’t for the large number of holidays. New Year, Christmas, St. Nicholas Day - this is not a complete list of popular winter holidays. They are usually held in the circle of closest and dearest people. Especially when it comes to the holiday of the Nativity of Christ. This is one of the most solemn days of the year for all believers. Therefore, it is very important not to forget to congratulate all your family and friends. To do this, you need to choose the right words so that your Merry Christmas greetings will be sincere and remembered for a long time.

There is an ancient legend according to which at Christmas the sky “opens” to all believers, and the wishes that people say to each other are sure to come true. It is not surprising that on this day both adults and children rush to congratulate their family and friends. Today, many people congratulate each other with memorized phrases or ready-made poems. However, it is much more pleasant to receive sincere words that come from the heart. Especially if we are talking about such a great holiday as Christmas.

1. Merry Christmas: how to choose the right words

As experience shows, the most beautiful Merry Christmas greetings are those that are said in your own words, sincerely and from the heart. Therefore, before congratulating a specific person, you need to think about what words he needs at a specific moment.

It is important to remember that congratulations do not have to be cheerful or funny. Indeed, in some situations they may simply be inappropriate and even injure a person. For example, if your close friend or relative is seriously ill, then you do not need to expect a violent manifestation of joy from him and demand a festive mood. But not congratulating you on the Christmas holidays is also not an option. In such a situation, you should wish him health, support him in difficult times, and offer your help.

2. Merry Christmas greetings: who should be congratulated?

You can wish Merry Christmas to anyone, even if you are not relatives or friends. In such cases, it is best to limit yourself to a few general phrases that are appropriate in meaning. But for closer people it is worth preparing special congratulations. Parents, husband or wife, children, siblings will be pleased to hear warm words and see your concern for them.

It is best if you wish your loved ones a Merry Christmas in person. But unfortunately, not all people have this opportunity. Especially if relatives or friends live abroad. However, do not be upset, because in the modern age of high technology this is no longer a problem. You can always call, write the necessary lines in SMS, social networks, or chat via video call. In addition, do not forget about traditional postcards. Text written by hand looks more touching and, as a rule, causes real delight among the recipient. In order to emphasize the specialness of the moment, it is important to choose a really beautiful card or create one yourself.

3. Beautiful Merry Christmas greetings in prose and poetry

Merry Christmas greetings in verse are the easiest way to remind your loved ones that you love and appreciate their presence in your life. However, there is always a risk of being considered banal, especially if you use a finished piece rather than a poem of your own composition. If you decide to go with this option, try to choose really beautiful and soulful lines.

The situation is much simpler with Christmas greetings in prose. In this case, there is no need to look for a special “blank”. It is enough to show a little imagination and come up with a congratulation yourself. For inspiration, we invite you to check out some options:

The twinkling of snowflakes outside the window, a family dinner with the family, mountains of gifts under a festively decorated Christmas tree. Christmas brings only pleasant associations and memories. On this magical day, do not forget about your loved ones, be sure to congratulate them and share the joy of this great holiday with them.

Hello, dear friends and guests of the site “I am a villager”! I sincerely congratulate you on the magical holiday of the Nativity of Christ! May this wonderful holiday bring happiness to your home, health and love to your family! Greet guests, set the festive table, rejoice and celebrate Christmas!

I would like to offer you SMS greetings Merry Christmas! Congratulate your family and friends!

• My dear man!
  Merry Christmas!
  May your peace and may your century
  It won't be harsh
  God's grace will flow
  In the soul and in the breath,
  So as not to know and not meet
  Pain and suffering
  Have clear days and milestones,
  And new discoveries,
  My dear man,
  Merry Christmas!
• Merry Christmas to you,
  Happy holiday, bright and good,
  I wish you to always be healthy,
  And cherish your happiness!
• Forever holy, forever new
  Christmas is Christ's day for us.
  Many years from year to year
  This holiday pours joy,
  Praise God, old and young,
  He gave us a Savior!
• A magical holiday - Christmas!
  He brings us only a miracle,
  Will warm everyone with its warmth,
  So that things never get worse,
  And with this joy I hurry,
  I would like to congratulate you as soon as possible,
  And I want to wish you happiness,
  And let the world become a little kinder!
• The star lit up
  Christ was born
  And the world was illuminated with love!
  Let happiness come in
  To every home!
  With beautiful, bright
  Merry Christmas!

• Merry Christmas, happy anniversary,
  May life be rich in happiness,
  The Lord will reward you with health,
  And he will protect everyone from harm!
• Merry Christmas,
  May you be warmer!
  And on the day of Christmas miracles,
  Let it be more fun!
  So that the world becomes even happier,
  After all, Christmas has come!
  And surprise the human people,
  It hasn't stopped!
• Happy wonderful holiday,
  Merry Christmas,
  May it be with a New Year's song,
  It will come to your home!
  Will fulfill all desires
  Will light a star in your soul,
  Will drive away all bad weather,
  And other troubles!

Watch this wonderful movie, A Princess for Christmas. The film is kind, bright and wonderful. Looks like a breeze!

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Since childhood, I have become accustomed to congratulations on Easter (Christ is risen - truly risen!)
How is it customary in Rus' to wish Merry Christmas?

Or is there no accepted phrase for congratulations among the laity for Christmas, as for Trinity, the Savior and the Intercession of the Virgin Mary?

Quote

Christ is born! We praise Him!
Ukraine http://forum.lingvo.ru/actualthread.aspx?tid=131340

Today I went to the forum of fans of the Dynamo Kyiv football club. And there they congratulate each other: “Christ has been born!” “Uh-uh,” I said to myself in the words of the great Ukrainian writer (not Chekhov).

Here is the beginning of the Christmas message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus':
Beloved in the Lord, archpastors, all-honorable presbyters and deacons, God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters!
On the bright day of the Nativity of Christ, I cordially congratulate you on this great holiday.
http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/962904.html

And this is how the message of the Patriarch of Kyiv and all Rus'-Ukraine Filaret begins:
Dear brothers and sisters!
Christ was born, let us glorify Him!
http://www.kreschatic.kiev.ua/ru/3631/news/1262092828.html

We don't congratulate people like that.
In Yandex, almost all links to the query Christ was born! We praise Him! - from Ukraine

More examples:

On the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, Orthodox Christians greet each other with the words: “Christ was born!”, “We glorify Him!” - sounds in response. At Epiphany: “Christ was baptized!” - “In the Jordan River!” And finally, on Easter: “Christ is risen!” - “Truly risen!”
Archpriest Oleg Vedmedenko, Lutsk
http://www.vedmedenko.org/print_statti.php?num=35
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There is a night service in churches, people greet each other with the words “Christ was born” - “Let us glorify him!”, or “Christ is among us” - “And is and will be!”.
Forum, Ukraine

Christ is born! We praise him!
Offsite of Yulia Tymoshenko
http://www.tymoshenko.ua/ru/article/282mn542

Christ was born - we praise Him!
And as if there were less worries,
And as if there was less suffering -
Into the sublunary world the Child-God
Brings joy of hope!
Blog, author from the mountains. Cherkasy

Picture from another site.

Picture in LiveJournal (the author grew up in Vinnitsa) with the comment:
Beauty, holiday after holiday, but Christmas is a special holiday, and the mood on it is special))
On this day we say: “Christ was born,” and we must answer: “We glorify him”...

malinxi 8 Jan 11, 16:12 Reply | Reply with quotation
Amazing.

Almost nothing was found about the “Jordan River,” but another (Western?) Ukrainian confessional etiquette formula was discovered: Glory to Jesus Christ! (Glory to God!) - Glory to God forever! (Glory to God forever!)

Residents of western Ukraine in general, for the most part, are very pious people. Often the phrase “Glory to Jesus Christ” replaces the word “hello.” It’s good that from the time of our first children’s trips to the Carpathians, local guides instructed us that we should respond to such a greeting with “Forever glory to God.” Therefore, despite the difference in cultures and attitudes towards faith, I never found myself in awkward situations (blog, Kyiv).

Glory to Jesus Christ! - Forever Glory to God! (forum, zhizn. Dnepropetrovsk).

Yuri, Ivano-Frankivsk: Glory to Jesus Christ! Please tell me, father, how does Patriarch Kirill feel about the Orthodox denominations in Ukraine (UAOC, UOC-KP)?<...>
GK [Archpriest Georgy Kovalenko, Chairman of the Synodal Information and Educational Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church]: Glory to God forever, dear Yuri! -Frankivsk.

It is customary for us to say “Glory to Jesus Christ,” the answer is “Glory to God forever.” This address is equivalent to “Hello”, pronounced both to a priest and to any Orthodox Christian, and from a priest to any Orthodox Christian (forum, zhizn. Kyiv).

Instead of “hello” to the priest, “Thank God, Father!” And you run one and a half meters away, bending over with a stick and folding your palms in blessing.
The priest responds decorously: “Glory to God forever!” and puts down his hand for a kiss... (forum, Western Ukrainian).

[Question:] Glory to Jesus the Cross! After the service, many people distribute pieces of prosphora in the church - you can do this or it’s better to take the prosphora home
[Answer:] Glory to God forever! You see, there are no specific rules in relation to prosphora, which are distributed after the service or sold in a church shop... (website of the Chernivtsi diocese).

God bless!
- Glory to God forever! (forum, zhitomir zhitomir).

In Western Ukraine, Orthodox Christians greet each other: “Glory to God!”, and in response they say: “Glory to God forever!”
I haven’t heard anything like this from other religions living there... (Sevastopol forum).

Re: Christ is born! We praise Him!
Ela 8 Jan 11, 17:18 Reply | Reply with quotation
Yes, 10-15 years ago we had a deputy in our Rada (I don’t remember his last name), who began all his speeches from the podium like this: “Glory to Jesus Christ!”
I never heard the answer “Glory to God forever!”, only “Glory forever!” - from the parishioners of our church.
I grew up in a not very religious family; all I knew from childhood was “Christ is risen - truly risen!” I learned all other greetings only in the last few years, from residents of the western regions http://forum.lingvo.ru/actualthread.aspx?tid=131340

Probably the Ukrainian Christmas greeting comes from the irmos “Christ is born, glorify: Christ from heaven, rise: Christ is on earth, exalt yourself. Sing to the Lord, all the earth, and sing with joy, O people, for you are glorified”?

And in the Great Russian lands (and the eastern left bank of Ukraine - where Uniateism never penetrated) or among the Orthodox South Slavs there are greetings similar to the (Western?) Ukrainian "Christ is born - Glory be to him!" (“Christ was born, we glorify Him!”)?

Congratulating each other on Christmas, people show attention, good attitude towards the person, strive to wish him many blessings and give positive emotions. But there is not always time to prepare response presentations in advance. To avoid unpleasant situations, it is better to have several express methods in stock to correctly respond to Merry Christmas greetings.

You will need

• - Christmas cards;
• - chocolates, gingerbread, pastries;
• - basket;
• - a bottle of wine;
• - small gifts (themed magnets, bookmarks, paper holders, etc.).

Instructions

• Be sure to respond to a congratulations card sent via email or social network. Of course, this is the simplest way of congratulations, but the sender also puts a part of himself into it. Also send the person a beautiful picture, a few lines of poetry or prose with good wishes.
• Prepare several postcards of different formats in advance. Buy them on the eve of the holiday or a few months before it. If you do not have eloquence, choose those with a large amount of typographic text. Fill in the empty spaces with beautiful stickers, drawings, patterns and be sure to add your signature. Let such postcards always be in your home so that you can respond to any sudden congratulations.
• Christmas is a homely, cozy holiday, so things made with your own hands are highly valued. Return greetings with a homemade cake or cookie. Place it beautifully in a wicker basket, cover the top with a small woven napkin in holiday colors (for example, red, white, gold). Such reciprocal gifts will be received with great joy in every home. Attach a small tag to the basket: “With gratitude for your congratulations...”.
• You can also make a postcard yourself. To do this, purchase paper, colored cardboard, special stickers, markers, threads, various beads, confetti, and additional accessories. Look for examples of homemade postcards on the Internet. Choose the one you like the most, prepare the necessary elements. When you make a postcard, do not rely only on the selected sample, feel free to move away from it, trusting your imagination.
• Present a bottle of wine in a special gift bag. Use glitter, fabric, ribbons to create original packaging. Of course, first find out which variety a person prefers.
• When responding to a Merry Christmas greeting, the text is important. You can say it orally, presenting a small trinket, or in writing, if you give a card. It is not necessary to indicate that your gift is a response to a person’s gift. Just wish you a good mood, happiness, family warmth on this bright holiday. The recipient will definitely appreciate your sincerity.