What is Merry Christmas in Italy?

Buon natale (boo'OHN nah-TAH-leh) – Merry Christmas! Buone feste (boo'OH-neh FEH-steh) – Happy Holidays! Buon anno (boo'OHN AHN-noh) – Happy New Year! read more

With the holidays approaching, it is important to know how to say Merry Christmas in Italian! "Merry Christmas" in Italian is Buon Natale. Buon Natale is the most direct way of saying Merry Christmas in Italian, but there are other ways to wish someone happy holidays. read more

Merry Christmas in Italian and other Italian Christmas phrases How to say Merry Christmas in Italian and a Happy New Year, together with all the other Italian christmas card messages or phrases you need to know to see you through the festive season and into New Year's day. read more

Christmas in Italy . One of the most important ways of celebrating Christmas in Italy is the Nativity crib scene. Using a crib to help tell the Christmas story was made very popular by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223 (Assisi is in mid-Italy). The previous year he had visited Bethlehem and saw where it was thought that Jesus was born. read more