As we decorate our homes for the holidays, I thought it would be interesting to see how my ancestors would extend greetings of the season in their own native language:
Merry Christmas – England and America: Reed, Mullett, Rankin, Pollard, Hallett, Trostle, Thompson, Dodds, Gray, Cunningham, Shields, Puckett, Stone, Roberts, Garrett, Roberts, Hutchison, Lewis, Magnes, Munson, Gunning, Bailey, Hendricks, Grizzle
Fröhliche Weihnacten – Germany: Gotto, Fromm, Stitz, Massong, Dostert, Thein, Junemann, Kruse, Isenhour, Dahms, Lehrmann,
Nollaig chridheil huibh – Scotland: Brownlee, Hamilton, Ewing, Finney, Hamilton,
Nollaig Shona Dhui – Ireland: Mulhall,
Joyeux Noël – France: Beauchamp,
ᏓᏂᏍᏔᏲᎯᎲ – Cherokee Nation: McGill
Wishing all my followers Peace and Joy in 2016 …
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April 6, 2016 at 4:56 am
GP Cox
So glad to see you being active in Blog-country again. I hope this means a new post soon!