Guten Rutsch!

I haven't yet found an equivalent to the German New Year's greeting "Guten Rutsch!" (literally: slide well, meaning: have a good transition into the new year, start the new year well) in any language. At home it's used from approximately the 28th December until the 31st whenever and wherever you meet someone (more accurately at the last time you think you see someone before January 1st), but as far as I know the English "Happy New Year" and the Russian "С новым годом" are only used on January 1st. (?)

I've been busy the last few days, but the good kind of busy (LB is here! Sight-seeing, ice-skating on Red Square…) Tomorrow I will sleep, then I will catch up, and then… probably sleep some more. And start on my list of New Year's Resolutions.

Guten Rutsch!