Merry Christmas in 18 Languages
Many of us have friends from other lands. Some live in our country, and some live elsewhere, but with inexpensive international long distance calling and e-mail, you could take this opportunity to wish them greetings of the season in their own language. Here’s how to say Merry Christmas in other languages:
China: Sheng Dan Kuai Le
Denmark: Glaedelig Jul
Finland: Hauskaa Joulua
France: Joyeux Noel
Germany and Austria: Frohlich Weihnachten
Greece: Kala Christougenna
Hungary: Kellemes Karacsonyi Unnepeket
Italy: Buon Natale
Japan: Meri Kurisumasu
The Netherlands: Zalig Kerstfeest
Norway: Gledelig Jul
Poland: Wesolych Swiat
Portugal and Brazil: Boas Festas
Romania: Craciun Fericit
Russia: ‘S Rozhdestvom Khristovym
Spain, Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries: Feliz Navidad
Sweden: God Jul
U. S., Canada, and other English-speaking countries: Merry Christmas
Christmas Candles Reflect Belief
Long ago a wonderful story was told on Christmas Eve. On that night, those who believed, told of the Christ Child wandering throughout the world. He was searching for places where He would be welcomed with warmth and shelter.
Those who loved Him, hoping that He might find their homes, placed lighted candles in their windows.
This story is now seldom told, but the world still burns candles on Christmas and Christmas Eve. We burn large glowing candles, tall red tapers, and in the center of our holiday tables. Twinkling electric candles are seen in windows and on the branches of Christmas trees. Many still believe that candles are silent witnesses to the glorious light of Bethlehem.
Candles in the windows of our homes welcome our neighbors and friends. And perhaps, just perhaps, even He will see the lights in our windows, and His spirit will be with us on Christmas Eve.
How can you Make Healthy Eating Fun?
If you want to be fit, you have to eat healthy. Eating healthy doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to do without the foods you love. Compromises will have to be made, but the choice is yours. Here are some tips for making healthy eating fun for you:
1. Set yourself up for success. If you’re failing miserably at eating healthy, chances are it’s because you aren’t setting yourself up for success. If you’re going to eat healthy, that means you have to throw away all the junk food and bring in healthy food instead. Get started on the right food by setting yourself up for successful healthy eating.
2. Go for variety. Why buy boring “diet” foods? Just add some variety to your meals. If you normally would eat a bag of potato chips for a mid-day snack, eat fruit instead. Bananas, apples, grapes and kiwi are all great-tasting fruit that are really fast to grab on the go for a quick snack.
3. Make it handy. After you purchase your fruits and vegetables, clean and divide them for fast grab and go snacking. Sort them into snack-sized plastic zip bags before storing them in the refrigerator. If you make your healthy foods easy to grab, you will be less tempted to grab that pre-packaged snack cake instead.
4. Be accountable. Ask a friend to hold you accountable for your eating. Better yet, find someone who wants to start eating healthy, too, and get a buddy system going. Swap recipes and meal ideas with each other.
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