>>>Note: I'm not sure if there are some religious and/or costumes concerns involved here posting this message, and don't want to offend anybody, but as in Brazil (a very strong multi-racial/multi-religion country) we ALL use to send our best wishes to people we have friendship relations in this season, hope you understand my intentions.
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>>While the UT has members of different religions - Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Bahá'ís, and others, including atheists - I don't think anybody would complain about Christmas wishes!
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>Maybe if they were coming from me, a well-known heathen, the good wishes shouldn't be trusted :). Thus I'll just skip any religion-related stuff and wish everyone a very good year, when we'll see VFP spread...
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>You don't have to believe in the calendar at all, New Year will come regardless.

Dragan,

Dont forget that different religions / cultures have different new years! (Using the Christian calendar: Christians: Jan. 1; Bahá'ís: Mar. 21; Jews: Oct. or Nov.; varies because of variable length of year; Muslims: cycles through the entire year, every year ca. 11 days earlier, because the year has only 12 moons.)

Best wishes for the (Gregorian) New Year!

Hilmar.