Tonight, people all over the world will be c elebrating as we enter the
year 2002. While we shout “Happy New Year,” here’s how it’s said around the
world:

Arabic: Kul ‘aamu antum salimoun
Chinese: Chu Shen Tan
Czechoslavakia: Scastny Novy Rok
Dutch: Gullukkig Niuw Jaar
French: Bonne Annee
German: Prosit Neujahr
Greek: Eftecheezmaenos o Kaenooryos hronos
Hebrew: L’Shannah Tovah Tikatevu
Irish (Gaelic): Blian nua fe mhaise dhuit
Italian: Buon Capodanno
Laotian: Sabai dee pee mai
Polish: Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Portugese: Feliz Ano Novo
Russian: S Novim Godom
Serbo-Croatian: Scecna nova godina
Spanish: Feliz Ano Nuevo
Turkish: Yeni Yilini Kutlu Olsun
Vietnamese: Cung-Chuc Tan-Xuan

PS: I did not make these up -:)

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