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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">L O W L A N D S - L - 26 December 2012 - Volume 01<br></font><a href="mailto:lowlands.list@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">lowlands.list@gmail.com</font></a><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> - </font><a href="http://lowlands-l.net/" target="_blank"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">http://lowlands-l.net/</font></a></span></div>

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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="FR"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Language Codes: </font><a href="http://lowlands-l.net/codes.php" target="_blank"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">lowlands-l.net/codes.php</font></a></span></span></p>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">=====================================================</font></span></p>

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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">From: <span name="Henry Baron"><span name="Dick van Faassen"><span class="gD" name="Wesley Parish">Wesley Parish</span> <span class="go"><<a href="mailto:wes.parish@paradise.net.nz">wes.parish@paradise.net.nz</a>></span></span> </span> </font></div>

<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Subject: LL-L "Holidays" 2012.12.23 (02) [EN]</font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left">

<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I'm going to try to guess these languages; I firmly expect to get most wrong :)</font><div>

<br><div><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">On 24/12/2012, at 6:37 PM, Lowlands-L wrote:</font></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font> </div>

<blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">From: R. F. Hahn </font><a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">sassisch@yahoo.com</font></a></div>

<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Subject: Holidays</font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </font></div>

<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dear Lowlanders,</font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">  </font></div>

<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">To all of you that celebrate it I wish very happy Christmas, to you and your loved ones.</font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left">

<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </font></div><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Glæd Geol!</font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></span><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Orkneys?<br></font><blockquote type="cite">

<div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">A Blythe Yule! </font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Scottish?<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Geseënde Kersfees!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote>

<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">North Frisian?<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Vrolijk Kerstfeest!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">East Frisian?<br></font><blockquote type="cite">

<div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Noflike Krystdagen!<br>

</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dutch Frisian?<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Fergnöigde Wiehnoachten!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote>

<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dutch Low Saxon<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Vrolik Kersfees!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dutch<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Zalig Kerstfeest!<br>

Moje Wiehnachten!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Polish Saxon dialect? (Moje sounds Slavic) <br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Vergnöögliche Wiehnachten!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote>

<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Niedersassische<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Fröhliche Weihnachten!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Standard German<br></font><blockquote type="cite">

<div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Schéi Chrëschtdeeg!</font></div>

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">E güeti Wïnâchte!</font></div><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Schöni Wienachte!!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Southern German (Bavarian?)<br>

</font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">En frehlicher Grischtdaag!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Alsatian?<br></font><blockquote type="cite">

<div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Switi Krisneti!</font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Northern Territory Kriol?<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas go long yu!<br></font></div></blockquote></blockquote>

</span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Tok Pisin<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mi wisim yufala eerywan one gutfala Krismas!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div>

</div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Solomon Islands Pidgin<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Glædelig jul!</font></div><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">God jul!</font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Danish?<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Gleðilig jól!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Icelandic<br>

</font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Gleðileg jól!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Faroese<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Djoyeus Noyé!</font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Norman French?<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Joyeux Noël!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">French<br>

</font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Polit Nadal!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Bon Nadal!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Provencal<br>

</font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Buon Natale!</font></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Italian<br></font><blockquote type="cite">

<div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">¡Feliz Navidad!<br>

</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Spanish<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> ¡Bo Nadal!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Galician<br>

</font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Feliz Natal!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Portuguese<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Crăciun fericit!</font></div>

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Nollaig shona!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Manx<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Nollaig chridheil!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote>

<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Gaelic<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Nollick ghennal!</font></div><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Nadelek lowen!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Cornish<br>

</font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Nadolig llawen!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Welsh<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Nedeleg laouen!</font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Breton<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Wesołych świąt bożego Narodzenia!</font></div><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Radosnych godów!</font></div>

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Wjasołe gódy!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Polish<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">
<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Žohnowane Hody!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sorbian?<br>

</font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Veselé vánoce!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Czech?<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Veselé vianoce!</font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Slovak?<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">С Рождеством Христовым!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote>

<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Russian<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Різдвом Христовим!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Byelorussian?<br></font><blockquote type="cite">

<div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">З Божым нараджэннем!</font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Ukrainian?<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Честита Коледа!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Bulgarian<br>

</font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Среќен Божик!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Serbian<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sretan Božić!</font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Croatian<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Vesele božične praznike!</font></div><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Καλά Χριστούγεννα!</font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Greek<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Linksmų Kalėdų!</font></div><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus!</font></div>

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Kellemes Karácsonyi Ünnepeket!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hungarian<br></font><blockquote type="cite">

<div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hyvää joulua!</font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Finnish<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Häid joule!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Saami? Karelian?<br>

</font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Rõõmsit joulupühhi!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Estonian<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Baxtalo Krečuno!</font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Basque?<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr">

<blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mele Kalikimaka!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hawaiian<br>

</font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mele Kilisimasi!</font></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Tongan<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Meri Kirihimete!</font></div>

</blockquote></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">New Zealand Maori<br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><blockquote class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0px 0pt 0in;text-align:left" dir="ltr">

<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Regards,<br>Reinhard/Ron<br>Seattle, USA</font></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left">

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