Phrase guide

happy holidays

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, Philippines, US

Examples

  • Madeleine Mayfair, What Should I Write? 101 Holiday Wishes for Greeting Cards Season's greetings and happy holidays!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: gëzuar festat — holiday greeting
  • Azerbaijani: qutlu olsun — holiday greeting
  • Azerbaijani: mübarək — holiday greeting
  • Catalan: bones festes — holiday greeting
  • Hakka Chinese: 節日快樂 /节日快乐 (chiet-ngit khoai-lo̍k) — holiday greeting
  • Chinese: 節日快樂 /节日快乐 (chiat-ji̍t khoài-lo̍k) — holiday greeting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 節日快樂 /节日快乐 (jiérì kuàilè) — holiday greeting
  • Dutch: fijne feestdagen — holiday greeting
  • Dutch: gelukkige feestdagen — holiday greeting
  • Dutch: vrolijke feestdagen — holiday greeting
  • Esperanto: feliĉajn festojn — holiday greeting
  • Estonian: häid pühi — holiday greeting
  • Finnish: hyvää lomaa — holiday greeting
  • Finnish: hyviä pyhiä — holiday greeting
  • French: joyeuses fêtes — holiday greeting
  • French: bonnes fêtes — holiday greeting
  • Gagauz: kutlu olsun — holiday greeting
  • Galician: boas festas — holiday greeting
  • German: frohe Feiertage — holiday greeting
  • German: frohe Festtage — holiday greeting
  • German: frohes Fest — holiday greeting
  • Greek: καλές γιορτές (kalés giortés) — holiday greeting
  • Hebrew: חג שמח (chag sameach) — holiday greeting
  • Hebrew: מועדים לשמחה (moadim lesimha) — holiday greeting
  • Hungarian: kellemes ünnepeket — holiday greeting
  • Icelandic: gleðilega hátið — holiday greeting
  • Irish: laethanta saoire sona dhuit — holiday greeting
  • Irish: laethanta saoire sona daoibh — holiday greeting
  • Italian: buone feste — holiday greeting
  • Japanese: ハッピーホリデーズ (happī horidēzu) — holiday greeting
  • Japanese: 楽しい休日 (tanoshī kyūjitsu) — holiday greeting
  • Korean: 해피 홀리데이 (haepi hollidei) — holiday greeting
  • Korean: 즐거운 휴일 (jeulgeoun hyuil) — holiday greeting
  • Macanese: bô-festa — holiday greeting
  • Polish: Wesołych Świąt — holiday greeting
  • Portuguese: boas festas — holiday greeting
  • Romanian: sărbători fericite — holiday greeting
  • Russian: с праздником (s prazdnikom) — holiday greeting
  • Russian: счастливых праздников (sčastlivyx prazdnikov) — holiday greeting
  • Spanish: felices fiestas — holiday greeting
  • Spanish: felices feriados — holiday greeting
  • Ukrainian: зі свя́том (zi svjátom) — holiday greeting
  • Urum: Allah mubarek eylesin — holiday greeting
  • Welsh: gwyliau hapus — holiday greeting