hey dis is a li'l tacky question so plz forgive me 4 dat.i think that v use merry becoz jesus's mother's name was merry and do merry christmas means that v r saying merry's christ mas.i think mas means birth .think! abt it
2007-12-29 20:22:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
oh sry i mean mary
2007-12-29 21:17:43 · update #1
Jesus's mothers name was Mary, not merry.
The word 'merry' in itself basically means happy, joyful, cheerful. The word is also used in reference to Robin Hood, the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest. There is also a band named Merry.
The word is also used in regular conversations, albeit not quite as often. Such examples include, "Have a merry old time" or someone going on their "merry" little way.
There are also people who are named Merry, with the same spelling.
2007-12-29 20:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by Wolfie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, "Christmas" is short for Christ's Mass. The greeting varies between the United States and Britain. In Britain you are just as likely to hear "Happy Christmas" as "Merry Christmas." In France it's Joyeux Noel (Joyous Noel); and it's Feliz Navidad (Happy Nativity) in Spain. "Merry" comes from the Old English "merige" or "meryge" meaning pleasant and happy.
2007-12-29 20:32:02 · answer #2 · answered by brianj1949 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Merry is associated with happiness, so I assume that Merry Christmas means have a happy Christmas.
2007-12-29 21:45:40 · answer #3 · answered by Baby Poots 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mer·ry /ËmÉri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mer-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective, mer·ri·er, mer·ri·est.
1.full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit: a merry little man.
2.laughingly happy; mirthful; festively joyous; hilarious: a merry time at the party.
3.Archaic. causing happiness; pleasant; delightful.
—Idiom
4.make merry,
a.to be happy or festive: The New Year's revelers were making merry in the ballroom.
b.to make fun of; ridicule: The unthinking children made merry of the boy who had no shoes.
Christmas = Christ's Mass(Festival)
Christ·mas /ËkrɪsmÉs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kris-muhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus: celebrated on December 25 and now generally observed as a legal holiday and an occasion for exchanging gifts.
2.Christmastime.
3.Christmastide.
2007-12-29 20:27:44 · answer #4 · answered by Terri 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Merry
Definition: Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.
2007-12-29 20:28:15 · answer #5 · answered by M A N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa comes during X'mas and makes all merry.
2007-12-30 00:40:09 · answer #6 · answered by geeyen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what about old king cole was a merry old soul? and merry had a little lamb
2007-12-29 20:26:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
imm....
2007-12-30 20:26:00 · answer #8 · answered by knowledge 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well merry kinda means beein happy rite??? hmm, den y do ya say "happy b'day"...sumthin like dat i guess.
2007-12-29 20:29:20 · answer #9 · answered by Donny boy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
...please, consider some "English grammar" refreshment.
Yeshua's mother was Miriam (you know her as "Mary")
2007-12-29 20:28:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋