Merry Christmas 2025 :Every year on 25 December, the festival of Christmas is celebrated all over the world with great pomp, excitement and happiness. This day is celebrated to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. On this special occasion, people make their houses beautiful with colorful lights, fringes and other decorations. A Christmas tree is decorated in the house, on which gifts are kept.
Delicious cakes and various food items are prepared, parties are held with family and friends, and many wishes are given to each other. Now you must have ever noticed that while wishing Christmas, most of the people say ‘Merry Christmas’ and not ‘Happy Christmas’. Do you know what is the reason behind this? If not, then let us tell you in detail in simple words.
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What is the meaning of the word ‘Merry’?
In English, ‘Merry’ means very happy, excited, full of joy and celebratory openly. In this word there is hidden meaning of laughter, playing songs, dancing, having fun with friends and relatives and celebrating. This word shows the enthusiastic joy of the festival, where people are completely immersed in fun. On the other hand, the word ‘Happy’ expresses a more calm, restrained and personal happiness. It represents a deeper and more peaceful joy, such as the satisfaction that comes with good news.
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How did the tradition of saying ‘Merry Christmas’ begin?
The origin of saying ‘Merry Christmas’ is very old, many centuries ago. The oldest written evidence dates back to 1534, when Bishop John Fisher of England wrote ‘Merry Christmas’ in a letter to Henry VIII’s minister Thomas Cromwell. At that time in England this word was quite popular among the church and common people. Then in the 16th century, the popular Christmas carol song ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ also spread the word further. But the real popularity of this word came in 1843, when the famous author Charles Dickens published his famous book ‘A Christmas Carol’. The word ‘Merry Christmas’ is used more than 21 times in this book. Due to the tremendous success of the book, this sentence became popular among the common people. In the same year, the first commercial Christmas card also appeared, in which ‘A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You’ was written. All these together made ‘Merry Christmas’ famous all over the world.
Why is ‘Happy Christmas’ less used?
Actually, both the wishes are correct and both mean almost the same. Merry Christmas. But in some countries there is a difference due to regional and cultural differences. Even today in Britain many people like to say ‘Happy Christmas’. Especially the British royal family has been using ‘Happy Christmas’ for a long time. Queen Elizabeth II always said ‘Happy Christmas’ in her Christmas messages. It is believed that he found the word ‘Merry’ to be more associated with noisy fun and excitement, whereas ‘Happy’ seemed more calm and decent. Even among the upper class of Britain, ‘Merry’ was sometimes associated with the vigorous partying of the lower class. On the contrary, ‘Merry Christmas’ is more common in America and many other countries of the world (like India too).
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