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January 1, 2010 at 11:51 am

(1) beatriz says:

Happy New year to you all.J’ aime le expression Bonne année et bone santé..Merci beaucoup.

January 2, 2010 at 2:13 am

(2) mukesh says:

Bonne annee et bone sante

January 2, 2010 at 12:30 pm

(3) Bob Rivard says:

Chez nous on disait – Bonne et heureuse année.

December 26, 2010 at 12:13 pm

(4) P. Pignon says:

My grandparents came over to the US in the early 1900′s and our tradition on New Year’s Day was to kiss the elders and wish them Happy New Year. But it was done one kiss on the left cheek and we’d say “Bonne Annee” then kiss on the right cheek “bonne Sante”. If someone kissed you that was younger than you, the elder had to give the younger person $1. It worked out great when we were kids, but now as oldfarts, we go broke on NYD. We went to all the elder relatives house’s and did the same greeting to everyone…with a hot pot of chili at each house.

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Interesting tradition! Were your grandparents French? Which region were they from?

Laura K. Lawless
Learn French at About

December 28, 2010 at 8:56 am

(5) P. Pignon says:

Yes, my grandparents came from the Normandy area, Marles les Mines, and started working in the coal mines here in the midwest.

December 29, 2010 at 5:11 am

(6) Maduratna Soetomo says:

“SELAMAT TAHUN BARU”

it’s mean Happy New Year from Indonesia…..

December 31, 2010 at 11:51 am

(7) Andrea says:

When my grandmother was still living, if us grandchildren could remember this saying and say it to her on New Year’s Day, she would give us 5 dollars. Her family moved to America from France. It was a hard phrase to remember when we were little. Good thing Grandma was pretty forgiving on the pronunciation. Great memories!

January 1, 2011 at 1:17 am

(8) Jeannette Byrnes says:

I have always heard, “Bonne heureuse annee”

January 1, 2011 at 4:46 pm

(9) jacqueline says:

Chère Laura,

Bonne Année et bonne santé.

Adieu,
Jacqueline

January 2, 2011 at 12:27 pm

(10) Vilma says:

Laura, Thank you very much for your lessons.

Bonne année et bonne santé !

January 3, 2011 at 11:22 am

(11) Rajesh says:

Bonne année et bonne santé !

January 12, 2011 at 12:18 pm

(12) Benjamin Adindu says:

Merci beaucoup Laura….je t’embrasse très fort! Bonne année!

December 31, 2011 at 8:40 pm

(13) Heather says:

It was so sweet to see this. My Gramma was born in Nancy, France and came to the US when she was 3. She has been gone more than 30yrs now. I still say it to my Mom each New Year and my kids (all 6) say it to her too. I hope one day my Grand kids say it to me. Thank you on many different levels.

January 1, 2012 at 6:47 am

(14) nacro nicro says:

My gramom will say

Nzoto kolongono
Kolo Nzambi apambola bisso amen.

Means: bonne sante a tous and
May the lord God father bless us amen.

Lingala is a congolees dialecte.

January 1, 2012 at 10:42 am

(15) josh says:

bon anee.it reminds me of an old music by sam mangwana.it went like,aurjudhui cest la fete,il y a beaucoup manger.mangawana is a congolese singer.neamois. Bon chance a tous.

January 4, 2012 at 7:14 am

(16) sharmila says:

Bonne année et bonne santé !

January 17, 2012 at 10:40 am

(17) Yvonne says:

Au Canada et en Acadie on disait Bonne et heureuse Année et le paradis à la fin de tes/vos jours. Maintenant la plupart des gens disent tout simplement Bonne Année.

January 1, 2013 at 7:02 pm

(18) Denis says:

Je vous souhaite une bonne et heureuse année internetielle(*) à vous et à tout vos proches !
(*) : « Internetielle » n’existe pas ! Bah ! Patience ! Cela viendra… !