Can we still say Merry Christmas?

In general, “Happy Holidays” is accepted as the broadest and most inclusive greeting at this time of year. If you know someone celebrates Christmas you can go with “Merry Christmas,” but ’tis the season for interacting with strangers (selling to them, buying from them, bumping into them on your way out of Target).

What can you say instead of Merry Christmas?

2-Word Alternatives to Merry Christmas

• celebrate Christmas.
• Christmas greetings.
• Christmas blessings.
• Christmas joy.
• festive greetings.
• happy Christmas.
• happy Festivus (from Seinfeld)
• happy holidays.

Is it OK to say Merry Christmas at work?

Wrong. The Federal and State discrimination laws prohibit several types of conduct as “religious discrimination,” but saying “Merry Christmas” is just not one of them. An employer cannot fire an employee, pass over an employee for promotion, or demote an employee because of his/her religion.

When can you start saying Merry Christmas?

In America, one starts saying ‘Merry Christmas’ the day after thanksgiving. In most other countries, this phrase is reserved until the week or days before Christmas. After Thanksgiving through Christmas Day.

When was Christmas illegal in America?

Christmas observance was outlawed in Boston in 1659. The ban by the Puritans was revoked in 1681 by an English appointed governor, Edmund Andros; however, it was not until the mid-19th century that celebrating Christmas became fashionable in the Boston region.

Can you say Merry Christmas but not happy holidays?

As far as I know, nobody says that you cannot say Merry Christmas. However, government organisations which deal with large numbers of people of many faiths and none want to be a bit more inclusive. So, for them, knowing that not all the people they deal with are Christian, may decide that Happy Holidays is a better choice for them.

Why do people get offended by the word Merry Christmas?

Someone said they were offended by Merry Christmas because it held a religious connotation so now the entire country has to abide by some idiotic rule. At least in government circles. The rest of us can and should do as we please. I’m so sick of pc.

Did Victorians say ‘Merry Christmas?

The buttoned-up Victorians popularized the phrase “Merry Christmas,” but toned down the actual merriment.

What is the difference between happy and Merry?

Though happy and merry are synonyms, they actually have different connotations. Merry implies a degree of revelry that is missing from happy, which tends more toward quiet contentment. When you make merry, you’re doing a lot of drinking, dancing, eating rich food and playing games.