Christmas is finally almost here! Wherever you are celebrating this year, you may be interested in reading these popular Italian sayings about Christmas.

1)Natale con i tuoi, pasqua con chi vuoi.
This expression means that we should spend Christmas with our parents and our family. Whereas itโ€™s fine to spend Easter with whoever you would like to.
2) Natale viene una volta allโ€™anno; chi non ne approfitta, tutto va a suo danno.
This is an encouragement to make the most of Christmas. It means that Christmas comes just once a year, for those that donโ€™t make the most of it โ€“ itโ€™s their loss.
3) A natale, freddo cordiale
This expression is about the temperature outside โ€“ at Christmas time it can be cold, but generally it is absolutely not freezing cold.
4)Panettone, piรน torrone, piรน capitone, piรน cenone, uguale a indigestione
Of course, we had to have a Christmas saying about food! This one is about eating too much and having indigestions. Literally it means Panettone, and nougat, and a large eel, and a Christmas dinner, means youโ€™ll have indigestion!
5) Lโ€™epifania, tutte le feste porta via
This saying is for the end of the holidays.
It means that when epiphany comes, all the holidays go away. Itโ€™s the end of the Christmas break and time to go back to school and work!

6) Buon natale and felice anno nuovo!
This means โ€˜merry Christmas and a happy new yearโ€™ in Italian.
And finally, one you can use for Christmas and new year โ€“ Auguri! Best wishes!