¡felices pascuas!

[mark...@hotmail.com]

What is the most common way of saying "Merry Christmas" in Spanish. Is it
"¡felices pascuas!", "¡feliz navidad!" or both?
A propósito, felices pascuas (o lo que sea) a todos los que contribuyen a este
NG. Además de divertirnos, esperemos que este foro nos anime a aprender más y
nos conocer mejor.

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[Claudia Bullion]

In most of the countries is: Feliz Navidad! As far as I know only in
Chile they say 'felices pascuas' (they also have 'el viejo pascuero'
delivering present, a sort of Father Christmas). For everybody else,
'felices pascuas' is use in Easter.

In article <7604nk$jai$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, mark...@hotmail.com
writes

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Claudia Bullion

[Samuel]

mark...@hotmail.com wrote in message <7604nk$jai$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...

>What is the most common way of saying "Merry Christmas" in Spanish. Is it

>"Ąfelices pascuas!", "Ąfeliz navidad!" or both?

Feliz Navidad, Felices Navidades, Felices Pasuas === Merry Christmas........

Strictly speaking

Pascuas de Navidad = Christmas
Pascua = Easter (notice singular not plural)
Pascuas = Christmas day until the 12th night (6th of Jan.)
(Notice Plural) also this is when "Los Reyes Magos" are supposed
to have come to the manger and given presents to
Jesus.
So in the Hispanic world,there is no Santa, there is
"Reyes Magos" and children get presents on the 6th
of Jan, not on the 25th of Dec.

Also,

Pascua de Resurreccio'n = Easter
Semana Santa = Easter
Pascuas de los hebreos = Passover

[Claudia Bullion]

At least in the south cone the children do get presents the 25th of
december. In Argentina and Uruguay is baby Jesus (el nińo Dios) who
brings them; in Chile is the 'viejo pascuero'.
Lucky kids they got presents twice!

By the way... what's the eastern bunny???? Is that an American
tradition?

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<sa...@worldnet.att.net> writes

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Claudia Bullion

[Jac...@nobodyhome.net]

On Sat, 26 Dec 1998 17:00:55 +0000, Claudia Bullion
<Cla...@el-duende.demon.co.uk> wrote:

/.../

>By the way... what's the eastern bunny???? Is that an American
>tradition?

No es 'eastern bunny', Claudia, sino 'Easter Bunny'. Es un conejo
más lindo que trae huevos adornados de diversos colores los que
esconda en los jardines, dónde los niños los buscan. Es una
rito alegre de la primavera. :>)

Here comes Peter Cottontail,
Hopping down the bunny trail
Hippidi dippidi dodaa Easter day...

Jack from Taxacola (formerly Pensacola), Florida

[VernonH]

Colisteros,

The Easter Bunny is not part of the Easter celebration in Mexico. Those who can
head for water during La Semana Santa. Most businesses have shut down by Wed.
noon.

In Texas the Easter Bunny is called La Coneja. Probably due to two reasons, one
being that a female should be responsible for laying eggs and two the use of
the femine gender helps break up the <doble sentido> baggage the word <huevos>
carries. Sorry, just best you know all these tidbits.

Vern

In article <36852adb...@netnews.worldnet.att.net>, Jac...@NobodyHome.net
writes:

Vernon C. Hammond,O.D.
McAllen, TX 78501

[Jorge Perez]

>What is the most common way of saying "Merry Christmas" in Spanish. Is it

>"¡felices pascuas!", "¡feliz navidad!" or both?

Here in Spain we say both "Feliz Navidad!" (this more) or "Felices
pascuas!".

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Un saludo: Jorge

"As the right hemisphere of the brain controls
the left side of the body then only left-handers
are in their right minds" (8
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[Special Agent Orange]

Jac...@NobodyHome.net wrote:

>Here comes Peter Cottontail,
>Hopping down the bunny trail
>Hippidi dippidi dodaa Easter day...

Que estas bebiendo, Jack. It's Hippidi Hoppidi Easter's on its
way.....

Mis antepasados colgaron pos sus cuellos, no por sus colas.
Apoyo las eskuelas publikas.