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Happy New Year or Xinnian kuaile: New Year’s greetings are varied. But how long can you use them? The answer.
Do you feel the same way at the moment? They have already wished their friends, family and closest colleagues a Happy New Year. But: Then there is one or the other person that you hardly see. There arises for many the question: How long can I actually wish a Happy New Year without it sounding silly.
The good news is that with a good dose of humor you can use the whole month for it. That chinese new year for example, we celebrate a little later than New Year’s Eve. In 2023 it will take place on January 22nd. Then it is advisable to use the appropriate New Year’s greeting. It is: Xinnian kuaile, pronounced roughly Siin-niän quai-la.
Otherwise, certain rules of conduct apply, those of the German writer Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig Freiherr Knigge come. They are not definitive. And yet: New Year’s greetings, such as “Frohes Neues” or “Happy New Year”, can be used until around mid-January. Or: change the wording a bit and use “all the best”, for example. You can also add that you haven’t had the opportunity to do this before: “We haven’t even seen each other before. I wish you every success and all the best for the coming months.” This is also a good way to start a conversation.
Would you like to make an exception and use the adapted version later? Better not. After all, most people have returned to everyday life.
If you are now wondering whether to write “Happy New Year” or “Happy New Year”, then we recommend this article: “Happy New Year” or “Happy New Year”: Which is correct? (cat)
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