How do you say happy Christmas in India?

Answer 1

Many different languages are spoken in India. In Hindi and Urdu Happy/Merry Christmas is 'Bade Din ki Mubarak'; in Sanskrit it's 'Krismasasya shubhkaamnaa'; in Bengali 'Barodiner shubhechha janai'; in Tamil it's 'Christhu Jayanthi Nalvaalthukal' and in Konkani it's 'Khushal Borit Natala'.

Answer 2

Compared to other religious festivals, Christmas is quite a small festival in India due to the number that are Christians (2.3%) compared to people who belong to other religions. Having said this the population of India is over 1 Billion, so there are over 25 million Christians in India!

One of the largest Christian Communities, in India, is in Bombay. A lot of the Christians in Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) are Roman Catholics.

Midnight mass is a very important service for Christians in India, especially Catholics. The whole family will walk to the mass and this will be followed by a massive feast of different delicacies, (mostly curries) and the giving and receiving of presents. Churches in India are decorated with Poinsettia flowers and candles for the Christmas Eve Midnight Mass service.

Many different languages are spoken in India. In Hindi and Urdu Happy/Merry Christmas is 'Bade Din ki Mubarak'; in Sanskrit it's 'Krismasasya shubhkaamnaa'; in Bengali 'Barodiner shubhechha janai'; in Tamil it's 'Christhu Jayanthi Nalvaalthukal' and in Konkani it's 'Khushal Borit Natala'. Happy/Merry Christmas in lots more languages.

Instead of having traditional Christmas Trees, a banana or mango tree is decorated. Sometimes people use mango leaves to decorate their homes.

In Southern India, Christians often put small oil burning clay lamps on the flat roofs of their homes to show their neighbours that Jesus is the light of the world.

Christians in Mumbai often display a manger in a front window, (there's great competition in making the nativity scene). Also families go to great lengths to hang giant paper lanterns, in the shape of stars, between the houses so that the stars float above you as you walk down the road. Every household also makes sure that they have a stock of home made sweets ready to visitors.

In north-west India, the tribal Christians of the Bhil folk, go out night after night for a week at Christmas to sing their own carols the whole night through. They go to surrounding villages singing to people and telling the Christmas story.

In India, Father Christmas or Santa Claus delivers presents to children from a horse and cart. He's known as 'Christmas Baba' in Hindi, 'Baba Christmas' in Urdu (both of those mean Father Christmas); 'Christmas Thaathaa' in Tamil and 'Christmas Thatha' in Telugu (both of those mean Christmas old man); and 'Natal Bua' (Christmas Elder Man) in Marathi.

Answer 3

If you are talking about people who live in India, then only the small Christian minority would use this phrase.

If you are talking about Native Americans, then yes, because virtually all of them speak English.

Answer 4

There is no such language as "Indian". More than 450 languages are spoken in India. (If you were referring to American Indian, there are more than 700 different Native American languages).

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Wishing you the love peace and happiness that the true

Answer 7

merry christmas