happy holidays

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English

Phrase

happy holidays

  1. (Canada, US, Philippines) A greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, sometimes starting with Thanksgiving and including Hanukkah, the winter solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.
    • 2009, Ruben Santos Claveria, Holiday Songs and Kisses: Christmas Songs And other Poems:
      In the United States people say Happy Holidays to include all people on the earth: the Jewish people Celebrating Hanukah, Africans celebrating Kwanza, Middle Eastern people celebrating Eid, Christians celebrating Christmas, […]
    • Madeleine Mayfair, What Should I Write? 101 Holiday Wishes for Greeting Cards
      Season's greetings and happy holidays!

Usage notes

  • This greeting is typically used only during the winter holiday season, not at other times of the year.
  • The use of Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, etc. vs Happy Holidays is disputed. Some non-Christians find it offensive to be told "Merry Christmas"; conversely, some Christians take offence at being wished "Happy Holidays".[1][2] "Happy holidays" may be seen by some Christians as a shorter way of saying "merry Christmas and happy New Year" and therefore not offensive.

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References

  1. ^ Warren Cole Smith, A Lover's Quarrel with the Evangelical Church (2009, →ISBN
  2. ^ Bill J Leonard, Jill Y. Crainshaw, Encyclopedia of Religious Controversies in the United States (2012, →ISBN
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