Merry Christmas 2022: The last big festival of the year also comes in December, the last month of the year, for which almost many countries of the world wait. Every year the festival of Christmas is celebrated on 25th December. This special festival is celebrated on the occasion of the birthday of Jesus. On this day Santa Claus brings gifts for the children. On the occasion of Christmas, people wish each other on this occasion and send messages to each other by writing Merry Christmas.
You must have noticed that like other festivals, in Christmas, people do not congratulate by saying Happy Christmas, but Merry Christmas. Have you ever thought that after all Happy Diwali, Why isn’t Happy Christmas not spoken at Christmas like Happy New Year or Happy Easter? And what does this word Mary mean? Let’s know the meaning of the word Mary in Merry Christmas…
What is the meaning of Mary?
Mary means blissfully and happily. The word Mary is made up of Germanic and Old English. In simple words, Mary and Happy mean the same thing. But, to congratulate Christmas, people use the word Mary instead of Happy.
Why is it called Mary instead of Happy?
Famous writer Charles Dickens popularized the word Mary. He used the word Mary the most in his book ‘A Christmas Carol’, after which the word Mary came into vogue instead of Happy. Earlier people used to say Happy Christmas only. There are many places in the world where people still use Happy Christmas. For example, in England too many people say Happy Christmas instead of Mary. However, both these words are correct… But Mary’s word is more in vogue.
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Where did the word Mary come from?
The word Mary came in the 16th century. Then the initial phase of English language was going on. After this, its popularity increased in the 18th and 19th centuries, and Mary was used more than Happy to wish Christmas. However, the word Mary has never been used in any festival other than Christmas.
Say Merry Christmas or Happy Christmas?
In most of the countries around the world, people wish each other only by saying Merry Christmas, but if you also say Happy Christmas, then it is also not wrong. The way most people use Merry Christmas, saying Happy Christmas may seem a bit strange, but it will not be wrong.
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