Last Updated on 10th January 2020 by Caroline Haye
“Super Vit” all dressed up for…
… the superheroes’ celebration!
… wherever you are in the world
Ever since starting my blog more than five years ago I have enjoyed connecting with #vitiligo-friends all over the world. Thanks to the internet and email, I have been privileged to witness, and participate in, the growth of an inspirational, supportive and compassionate global community of people who are taking their physical and emotional health into their own hands. These people are all affected in some way by vitiligo. In most cases, they have the condition themselves. In others they are concerned for a loved one. What unites them is a shared experience that approximately 99% of the population have never had to contend with… The experience of seeing parts of their skin change colour for no apparent reason and without warning. I wish all of you vitiligo superheroes a happy and healthy new year.
These are the only people who really know how deeply this particular alteration to a person’s appearance can affect their self-image. They are the ones who really understand what it is like to be on the receiving end of other people’s curiosity and misconceptions about a skin disorder, which is still so under-researched and under-publicised. It is this community (as opposed to the medical profession, who are so often dismissive of the “non life threatening” condition) who have developed coping strategies and even effective treatments for vitiligo and who are happy to share them with each other. They are the ones who are gradually bringing the proud, if patchy, face of vitiligo into the public perception with their posts and blogs and photos and videos and campaigning.
Above all, it is this global community of exceptional people (you are superheroes in my eyes) who freely give mutual support and strength on a daily basis and who, in many cases, are helping others to reclaim their sense of dignity, identity and positivity about their future.
So, to all vitiligo friends around the world, I want to thank you for the courage, wisdom, cheerfulness and hope you have shared with the rest of us over past years and wish you a happy 2016 filled with every blessing you wish for (and I especially wish you a happy New Year if yours is one of the many languages I did not quite have the space, or intelligence, to include in the list below 🙂
Afrikaans – Voorspoedige nuwe jaar
Arabic – Kul ‘am wa antum bikhair
Basque – Urte Berri on
Bengali – Shuvo noboborsho
Chinese (Cantonese) – Sun nien fai lok
Chinese (Mandarin) – Xin nian yu kuai
Czech – Stastny Novy Rok
Danish – Godt NytÅr
Dutch – Gelukkig nieuwjaar
English – Happy New Year
Esperanto – Bonan Novjaron
Finnish – Onnellista uutta vuotta
French – Bonne année
German – Ein glückliches neues Jahr
Greek – Eutychismenos o kainourgios chronos
Hawaiian – Hauoli Makahiki hou
Hebrew – Shana Tova
Hungarian – Boldog uj evet
Indonesian (Bahasa) – Selamat Tahun Baru
Italian – Felice Anno Nuovo
Japanese – Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu
Korean – Sehe Bokmanee Bateuseyo
Laotian (Hmong) – Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab
Nigerian (Hausa) – Barka da sabuwar shekara
Norwegian – Godt Nytt År
Philippines (Tagalog) – Manigong Bagong Taon
Polish – Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Romanian – La Multi Ani si Un An Nou Fericit
Russian – S novim godom
Samoan – Ia manuia le Tausaga Fou
Spanish – Feliz año nuevo
Swahili – Heri za Mwaka Mpya
Swedish – Gott Nytt År
Thai – Sawatdee Pi Mai
Vietnamese – Chuc mung nam moi
Welsh – Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
