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Afrikaans – Voorspoedige nuwe jaar

Chinese/Cantonese – Sun nien fai lok

Chinese/Mandarin – Xin nian yu kuai

Czech – Štastný Nový rok 2009 ( Note: Czechs usually add the year to the Happy New Year phrase. Czechs also send greeting cards which say, “PF 2009.” The PF stands for the French words pour féliciter.)

Danish – Godt NytÅr

Dutch – Gelukkig Nieuwjaar

Filipino – Manigong Bagong Taon sa inyong lahat (Translates as “Happy New Year to All.” Note: Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon is more traditional, meaning “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”

Finnish – Onnellista uutta vuotta

French – Bonne Année

German – Ein glückliches neues Jahr (Translates as “A Happy New Year”; some might say Prosit Neujahr! which is a toast to the New Year.)

Greek – Chronia Polla (Translates into “many years.” It is used also for birthdays, holidays, and patron saints’ name days.)

Hawaiian – Hau ‘oli Makahiki Hou (A classic Happy New Year greeting); Aloha Makahiki Hou (a more current form of the greeting)

Hebrew – Shana Tova

Italian – Felice Anno Nuovo

Japanese – Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu or shinnen omeditogozaimasu

Korean – Sahae bok mani baduseyo (Translates as “Receive a lot of luck for the New Year.”)

Maori – Kia hari te tau hou (Have an enjoyable New Year).

Portuguese – Feliz Ano Novo (Appropriate both in Portugal and Brazil)

Russian – S Novim Godom (Happy New Year); S nastupayušcim Novym Godom (Translates as congrats on the approaching new year.)

Spanish – ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! and Próspero Año Nuevo

Swedish – Gott Nytt År

Thai – Sawatdee Pi Ma (Greeting the New Year)

Turkish – yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun (May your New Year be happy); Yeni yilinizi kutlar, saglik ve basarilar dileriz (We wish you a happy, healthy and successful new year)

Vietnamese – Vietnamese – Chúc Mung Nam Moi (A classical Vietnamese Happy New Year greeting); Cung Chúc Tân Xuân (Vietnamese Sino expression for Happy New Year); Làm an phát tài bang nam bang muoi nam ngoái (Prosperity; good luck in business ventures, 10 times more than last year)

Welsh – Blwyddyn Newydd Dda (Translates as Happy New Year, however the literal translation of Dda is “good.”)

So many exciting things on the horizon for Full Circle Eventi this year.  Stay tuned!  And join us tomorrow and Sunday at the Hyatt in Dearborn for the Bride’s To Be Bridal Expo!  We look forward to meeting you!

Happy New Year