Whatever they say in Russian in Gregorianville, have a Merry Christmas. When is the New Year according to the Gregorian calendar, G? And to each and everyone of you: 新年 明けまして御目出度う御座います！
I doubt they say much about Gregorianville in Russian, though they certainly do about Julianville - hence, Julian Christmas landing on January 7th on the Gregorian calendar. In a little over four hours from now (Pacific Time). On the other hand, New Year according to the Julian Calendar lands on the Gregorian January 14th. GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
My confusion, too. I got the two mixed up as to which is the old one and which is the new. Romanization of the Japanese would give: Shinnen akemashite omeditou gozaimasu. That is a common (and very polite) way of wishing someone a Happy New Year.
Don't worry, my was actually because in the last line after the colon in your first post here, only graphical blocks appear (I don't know if it's because of the source or because of my browser). Are those meant to be Japanese letters/symbols? In any case, Romanization of the Russian would give: Pozdravlyayu tebya s Novim Godom ("I wish you a Happy New Year"), though the tebya (the informal "you") can be replaced with vam if you're either speaking to the formal "you" or if you're speaking to more than one person. Pozdravlyayu can also be replaced with Pozdravlyayem to change that portion from "I wish" to "we wish". GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
Also, it doesn't seem that most Russians really make a big fuss over the Julian New Year compared to the Gregorian New Year, though they may have a drink or two over it. On the other hand, for most Russians, Julian Christmas is Christmas. GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
Though from what I've heard, he's actually Greek-American. As long as they don't drive right afterward, then it's all good. Also to clarify a previous point: the Russian word the informal singular "you" is actually ti while both the formal singular "you" and the plural "you" is vi. Tebya and vam are certain variations used depending on sentence structure and such. Sorry about the confusion. GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G