These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

So Much Merry & Joy to Share from Heart to Heart!

Merry Christmas! (English)

Feliz Navidad! (Spanish)

Fröhliche Weihnachten! (German)

Buon Natale! (Italian)

Joyeux Noël! (French)

счастливого Рождества!
Schastlivogo Rozhdestva! (Russian)

Hyvää Joulua! (Finnish)

God Jul! (Swedish)

Gleðileg jól! (Icelandic)

Maligayang Pasko! (Tagalog)

圣诞快乐 (Mandarin Chinese)

Feliz Natal! (Portuguese)

There are so many languages in the world.
There are so many countries, that celebrate Christmas the world over.
I have chosen a dozen of the languages to represent some of the countries,
that are famous for Christmas throughout history.

Some of these languages cover the bulk of continents.
Some continents are covered by two or three of these languages,
but with the current total of languages in the world standing at approximately 6500
my attempt to wish Merry Christmas to the citizens of the various countries of the world is woefully limited.

There is a place that would be the trip of a lifetime for me
in one of the Scandinavian countries.
It makes the bold statement,
"You can meet Santa Claus and cross the magical Arctic Circle every day
at the Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland."
Christmas every day is my kind of place.
What a lovely thought!
https://santaclausvillage.info/

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It's Christmas Day, Everyone!
It has been Christmas Day for over twelve hours already for Samberine Everose .
Merry Christmas, Sam!

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The day of everlasting youth
is Christmas of the heart.
I want to live its joyful truth
each daily loving start.

Please, find some hope and lasting peace
today and ev'ry day.
May Christmas season never cease
as childlike hearts all play.

Embrace this life and hope of next
in Babe of Bethlehem.
Send letters, emails or a text
to lift each human friend.

A Day of Joy may all receive
as humans needing love.
Let deepest hopes between hearts weave
to heal and rise above.

I pray you know this Jesus fair,
Whose condescend to come
shows deepest love and greatest care
to all, not just to some.

by Jay O'Toole
on December 25th, 2018

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!