i have this girt bag that says "Noel" on it and it is on top of the tree on the bag. I'm not christian and i am curious.
2006-12-26 03:23:19 · 9 answers · asked by Nettey 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Noel is the French word for christmas. There you go.
Joyeux Noel (happy christmas)
2006-12-26 03:25:33 · answer #1 · answered by pipo2981 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noel is the French translation of Christmas
2006-12-26 03:26:02 · answer #2 · answered by martox45 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noel is the French word for Christma carol, as in:
" The first noel the angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay."
2006-12-26 03:27:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noel is the French word for Christmas-- but it has come into regular English usage. To me, it seems to refer more to the Nativity--- the night of the Lord's birth, than a name for the holiday.
2006-12-26 03:27:03 · answer #4 · answered by Gracesuf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noel is a French word that means birthday, and Christmas was Jesus's birthday
2006-12-26 03:26:36 · answer #5 · answered by A nobody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noël is a French word meaning exactly Christmas. In former times, i.e. Middle Age, it used to simply be an exclamation of joy or cheerfulness. The word could be remotely related to the Italian word "Natale" which also means Christmas, although I have doubts about that. Now, how this came to pass as the modern wording for Christmas is unknown to me.
Hope this helps.
2006-12-26 03:31:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noël is a word of French origin referring either to the Christmas celebration or a Christmas carol. It is derived from the Latin (dies) natalis, referring to the Nativity of Christ.
2006-12-26 03:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by Deconstitutionalization 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that dec,25 is when Jesus was born but it means the night when Jesus was born.
2006-12-26 03:26:23 · answer #8 · answered by HSMLOVER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its french for x mas
2006-12-26 03:50:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋