How to Say Merry Christmas in Different Languages

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Merry Christmas!

   This is the common phrase in a number of countries around the world, including:
   United States Canada England It's also what they say on Christmas Island, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Fiji, and if you happen to be there this time of year, be sure to say Merry Christmas in Antarctica!
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   Step 2: Nollaig Shona Dhuit!

   Ireland has their own way for so many things, and the greetings of the season is no exclusion!, This is virtually said throughout every Lusophone nation.
   
   From Brazil in South America to Timor Leste in Indonesia.
   
   In Portugal and in some Portuguese speaking African countries, they say Boas Festas! , Yes, you'll hear it in Las Vegas, thank you Jose Feliciano! This is also how you'll want to wish them a Merry Christmas from the bottom of your heart in virtually every Spanish-speaking country (though not necessarily with musical accompaniment):
   The Iberian Peninsula, including Spain and Gibraltar; Mexico and Central America, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama; South America, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. , For Francophiles, Joyeux Noël is the greeting of the season, and you will hear it or say it in a number of places around the world.
   
   France, of course, and also in much of Canada.
   
   You'll also hear it quite a lot in African nations during your visits to Burkina Faso, Burundi, and Cameroon, or when hanging out in Chad, The Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, or Togo , is the greeting you'll hear in Dutch-speaking countries.
   
   In Belgium, Zalig Kerstfeest would be the right thing to say to anybody.
   
   In the Netherlands, you have options.
   
   You can say "Prettige Kerstdagen," "Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar," (tossing in a "Happy New Year" for good measure) or, of course, "Zalig Kerstfeest!"
   
   will bring a smile to the face of Germans, and if you happen to be in Liechtenstein it will be warmly received there as well.
   
   In Switzerland, there's a slight variation; there, they say "Fröhlichi Wiehnacht!" If you're in Austria, you have less of a mouthful to say: it's simply "Frohe Weihnachten."
   
   is Italian for Merry Christmas, but be sure to say it with gusto! You can also say this without pause in San Marino, and when pressed in Libya., The Middle East is not without its Christmas tidings, subdued though they may often be.
   
   You'll find them wishing you "Milad Mubarak!" in Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, and when spending a night in Tunisia. "Natal Mubarak" is the Indian variant, and in Pakistan, say "Bara Din Mubarrak Ho!" (not "Ho Ho Ho"). , Lest we forget, this is how you say "Merry Christmas" in Israel., There is only one place in the entire world that says this, and that is Albania. "Gëzuar" is also how they say "cheers!" or "bottoms up!" when tippling the eggnog! In Albania's next door neighbor, Greece, they say "Eftihismena Christougenna!"
   
   Is de rigueur in Croatia, but if you're heading to Eastern Europe, there are as many variants as there are nations.
   
   In the Czech Republic, say "Vesele Vanoce!" In Serbia, "Hristos se rodi! Srećan Božić" In Slovenia, you would say "Srecen bozic," and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Sretam Bozic, Hristos se Rodi!"
   
   This is how they say Merry Christmas in Japan.
   
   And lest we give a lump of coal to other Asian nations:
   In Hong Kong, say "Sing dan fiy loc," and in Korea say "Sung Tan Chuk Ha." In Mandarin Chinese, take a deep breath and say "Kung His Hsin Nien Bing Chu Shen Tan." Down south, they say "Chuc Mung Giang Sinh" in Viet Nam, and in Thailand they say "Sawasdee Pee Mai."
   
   There are nearly 200 countries in the world today, so we're also offering an alphabetical list of nations and the way (or ways) they say Merry Christmas in each of them.
   
   One thing to keep in mind when struggling to remember the right thing to say: in most every country in the world, there's one phrase that will be recognized no mater what the native language might be: ,, Armenia:
   Shnorhavor Sourp Dzunount Aruba:
   Bon Pasco, Bon Anja Australia:
   Happy Christmas Austria:
   Frohe Weihnachten Azerbaijan:
   Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun ,,,,,,,,,,, Latvia:
   Priecigus ziemassvetkus! Lebanon:
   Milad Majeed Lesotho:
   Happy Christmas Liberia:
   Happy Christmas Libyan Arab Jamahiriya:
   Milad Mubarak, Buon Natale, Happy Christmas Liechtenstein:
   Fröhliche Weihnachten Lithuania:
   Laimingų Kalėdų Luxembourg:
   Schéi Krëschtdeeg ,,,,,, Reunion:
   Joyeux Noël Romania:
   Craciun Fericit, Sarbatori Fericite Russian Federation:
   Hristos Razdajetsja, S Rozdjestvom Hristovim Rwanda:
   Noheli Nziza ,,,,,,
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   Step 3: Feliz Natal/ Boas Festas!

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   Step 4: Feliz Navidad!

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   Step 5: Joyeux Noël!

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   Step 6: Zalig Kerstfeest!

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   Step 7: Fröhliche Weihnachten!

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   Step 8: Buon Natale!

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   Step 9: Milad Mubarak!

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    Step 10: Mo'adim Lesimkha!

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    Step 11: Gëzuar Krishlindjet!

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    Step 12: Sretan Bozic!

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    Step 13: Merii Kurisumasu!

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    Step 14: There's More!

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    Step 15: Merry Christmas!

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    Step 16: A Afghanistan: De Christmas akhtar de bakhtawar au newai kal de mubarak sha Albania: Gëzuar Krishlindjet Algeria: Milad Mubarak American Samoa: - La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Andorra: Bon Nadal Angola: Boas Festas Antarctica: Merry Christmas

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    Step 17: Felices Pasquas

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    Step 18: Hristos Razdajetsja Antigua and Barbuda: Merry Christmas Arabic: I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida Argentina: Feliz Navidad!

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    Step 19: B Bahamas: Happy Christmas Bahrain: Milad Mubarak Bangladesh: Shuvo Baro Din Barbados: Merry Christmas Belarus: Winshuyu sa Svyatkami Belgium: Zalig Kerstfeest Belize: Merry Christmas Benin: Joyeux Noël Bermuda: Merry Christmas Bhutan: krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuva Bolivia: Feliz Navidad Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sretam Bozic

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    Step 20: Hristos se rodi Botswana: Merry Christmas Brazil: Feliz Natal British Indian Ocean Territory: Happy Christmas Brunei Darussalam: Selamat Hari Natal Bulgaria: Vessela Koleda Burkina Faso: Joyeux Noël Burundi: Noëli Nziza

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    Step 21: Joyeux Noël

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    Step 22: C Cambodia: rikreay​ thngai​ nauel Cameroon: Merry Christmas

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    Step 23: Joyeux Noël Canada: Merry Christmas

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    Step 24: Joyeux Noël Cape Verde: Boas Festas Cayman Islands: Merry Christmas Central African Republic: Joyeux Noël Chad: Joyeux Noël

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    Step 25: Milad Mubarak Chile: Feliz Navidad China Sheng Tan Kuai Loh Chinese (Mandarin): Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan Christmas Island: Merry Christmas Colombia: Feliz Navidad para todos Comoros: Joyeux Noël

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    Step 26: Milad Mubarak Congo: Joyeux Noël Cook Islands: Merry Christmas

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    Step 27: Kia orana e kia manuia rava i teia Kiritime Costa Rica: Feliz Navidad Côte d'Ivoire: Joyeux Noël Croatia: Sretan Bozic Cuba: Feliz Navidad Cyprus: Eftihismena Christougenna

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    Step 28: Noëliniz kutlu olsun ve yeni yili Czech Republic: Vesele Vanoce

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    Step 29: D Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Sung Tan Chuk Ha Denmark: Glaedelig Jul Djibouti: Joyeux Noël

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    Step 30: Milad Mubarak Dominica: Merry Christmas Dominican Republic: Feliz Navidad

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    Step 31: E Ecuador: Feliz Navidad Egypt: Milad Mubarak El Salvador: Feliz Navidad Equatorial Guinea: Joyeux Noël

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    Step 32: Feliz Navidad Eritrea: Melkam Yelidet Beaal

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    Step 33: Poket Kristmet Estonia: Haid Joule

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    Step 34: Rôômsaid Jôule Ethiopia: Melkam Yelidet Beaal

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    Step 35: Poket Kristmet

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    Step 36: Merry Christmas

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    Step 37: F Falkland Islands (Malvinas): Merry Christmas Faroe Islands: Gledhilig jol Federated States of Micronesia: Merry Christmas Fiji: Merry Christmas Filipino: Maligayang Pasko Finland: Hauskaa Joulua France: Joyeux Noël French Guiana: Joyeux Noël French Polynesia: Joyeux Noël

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    Step 38: La ora i te Noera French Southern Territories: Joyeux Noël

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    Step 39: G Gabon: Joyeux Noël Gambia: Merry Christmas Georgia: Gilotsavt Krist'es Shobas Germany: Fröhliche Weihnachten Ghana: Afishapa Gibraltar: Merry Christmas

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    Step 40: Feliz Navidad Greece: Kala Christougenna Greenland: Glædelig Jul

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    Step 41: Juullimi Ukiortaassamilu Pilluarit Grenada: Merry Christmas Guadeloupe: Joyeux Noël Guam: Merry Christmas

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    Step 42: Felis Pasgua Guatemala: Feliz Navidad Guinea: Joyeux Noël Guinea-bissau: Boas Festas Guyana: Merry Christmas

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    Step 43: H Haiti: Jwaye Nwel Hindi: Shubh Christmas Honduras: Feliz Navidad Hong Kong: Sing dan fiy loc

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    Step 44: Merry Christmas Hungary: Boldog Karácsonyt

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    Step 45: I Iceland: Gleðileg Jól India: Natal Mubarak Indonesia: Selamat Hari Natal Iraq: Idah Saidan Wasanah Jadidah Ireland: Nollaig Shona Dhuit Israel: Mo'adim Lesimkha Italy: Buon Natale

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    Step 46: J Jamaica: Merry Christmas Japan: Merii Kurisumasu Jordan: Milad Mubarak

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    Step 47: Merry Christmas

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    Step 48: K Kazakhstan: Hristos Razdajetsja

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    Step 49: Rozdjestvom Hristovim Kenya: Merry Christmas Kiribati: Merry Christmas Konkani: Khuxalborit Natalam Korean: Jeulgeoun Seongtanjeol Bonaesaeyo Kuwait: Milad Mubarak

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    Step 50: Merry Christmas Kyrgyzstan: Hristos Razdajetsja

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    Step 51: L Latin: Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!

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    Step 52: M Macau: Boas Festas

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    Step 53: Sing Dan Fiy Loc Macedonia: Streken Bozhik Madagascar: Joyeux Noël

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    Step 54: Arahaba tratry ny Krismasy Malawi: Merry Christmas

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    Step 55: Moni Wa Chikondwelero Cha X'mas Malaysia: Selamat Hari Krimas Mali: Joyeux Noël Malta: Il-Milied it-Tajjeb

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    Step 56: Festi t-Tajba Marshall islands: Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin Martinique: Joyeux Noël Mauritius: Merry Christmas Mayotte: Krismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpya

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    Step 57: Joyeux Noël Mexico: Feliz Navidad Monaco: Joyeux Noël Montserrat: Merry Christmas Morocco: Milad Mubarak Mozambique: Boas Festas

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    Step 58: N Namibia: Geseende Kersfees Nepal: krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuva Netherlands: Prettige Kerstdagen

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    Step 59: Zalig Kerstfeest

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    Step 60: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar Netherlands Antilles: Bon Pasco

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    Step 61: Bon Anja New Caledonia: Joyeux Noël New Zealand: Happy Christmas Nicaragua: Feliz Navidad Niger: Joyeux Noël Nigeria: Merry Christmas Norfolk Island: Merry Christmas Northern Mariana Islands: Filis Pasgua

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    Step 62: Merry Christmas Norway: God Jul

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    Step 63: Gledelig Jul

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    Step 64: O Oman: Milad Mubarak

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    Step 65: P Pakistan: Bara Din Mubarrak Ho Palau: Merry Christmas Panama: Feliz Navidad Papua New Guinea: Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas Paraguay: Feliz Navidad Peru: Feliz Navidad Philippines: Maligayang Pasko Pitcairn: Merry Christmas Poland: Wesolych Swiat Portugal: Boas Festas Puerto Rico: Feliz Navidad

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    Step 66: Felices Pascuas

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    Step 67: Felicidades

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    Step 68: Q Qatar: Milad Mubarak

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    Step 69: R Republic of Korea: Sungtan Chukha Republic of Moldova: Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit!

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    Step 70: S Saint Kitts and Nevis: - Happy Christmas Saint Lucia: Happy Christmas Saint Vincent and The Grenadines: Happy Christmas Samoa: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou San Marino: Buon Natale Sao Tome and Principe: Boas Festas Saudi Arabia: Milad Mubarak Senegal: Joyeux Noël Seychelles: Happy Christmas

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    Step 71: Joyeux Noël Sierra Leone: Happy Christmas Singapore: Sheng Tan Kuai Loh

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    Step 72: Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal

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    Step 73: Happy Christmas Slovakia (Slovak Republic): Vesele Vianoce Slovenia: Srecen Bozic South Africa: Geseënde Kersfees

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    Step 74: Happy Christmas South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands: Happy Christmas Spain: Feliz Navidad Sri Lanka: Subha nath thalak Vewa

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    Step 75: Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal St. Helena: Happy Christmas St. Pierre and Miquelon: Joyeux Noël Sudan: Wilujeng Natal Suriname: Zalig Kersfeest

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    Step 76: Wang swietie Kresnetie Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Hristos Razdajetsja

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    Step 77: Gledelig Jul Swaziland: Happy Christmas Sweden: God Jul Switzerland: Fröhlichi Wiehnacht

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    Step 78: Joyeux Noël Syrian Arab Republic: Milad Mubarak

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    Step 79: T Taiwan: Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan Thailand: Merry Christmas

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    Step 80: Sawasdee Pee Mai Togo: Joyeux Noël Tokelau: Merry Christmas Tonga: Kilisimasi Fiefia Trinidad and Tobago: Happy Christmas Tunisia: Milad Mubarak Turks and Caicos Islands: Happy Christmas

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    Step 81: U Uganda: Webale Krismasi Ukraine: Veseloho Vam Rizdva United Arab Emirates: I'd miilad said oua sana saida United Kingdom: Merry Christmas

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    Step 82: Happy Christmas

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    Step 83: Nadolig Llawen United Republic of Tanzania: Krismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpya

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    Step 84: Happy Christmas United States: Merry Christmas

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    Step 85: Happy Holidays

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    Step 86: Season's Greetings Urdu: Naya Saal Mubarak Ho Uruguay: Feliz Navidad

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    Step 87: V Vanuatu: Merry Christmas

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    Step 88: Joyeux Noël Venezuela: Feliz Navidad Viet Nam: Chuc Mung Giang Sinh (chúc mừng giáng sinh) Virgin Islands (British): Merry Christmas Virgin Islands (U.S.): Merry Christmas W Wallis and Futuna Islands: Joyeux Noël Welsh: Nadolig Llawen

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    Step 89: Y Yemen: Milad Mubarak Yugoslavia: Cestitamo Bozic

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    Step 90: Z Zambia: Happy Christmas Zimbabwe: Happy Christmas

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