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Happy New Year 2026: the best phrases and images to send

Il countdown to 2026 has officially begun. Time has flown by again this year and between one memory and another, we are already ready to draw up the list of objectives for the next 12 months. Wishing ourselves a happy new year is therefore a mantra, where luck, ambition, affection and all the good we feel end up inside. On New Year’s Eve we gather and embrace each other so that the new year is full of positivity, in every sense and in every area of ​​life. Why wish yourself a happy birthday in 2026? Because it is a gesture of affection that seems obvious, but which contains, even just in a themed phrase or image, everything beautiful we can think of. So best wishes for a 2026 full of surprises: here is a roundup of the best greetings for a crackling start to the year. The choice is yours, the inspiration is yours: best wishes!

End of year greetings

The end of the year is a symbolic threshold; it is the moment in which we take stock, put away tiredness and attempt an emotional assessment rather than a practical one. The end of year greetings they have a more measured, often reflective tone: they speak of closure, of gratitude, of awareness. They are ideal for colleagues, professional contacts, people with whom you have shared a journey and, in some cases, even a daily conversation. But it doesn’t mean they are just for them, because the classic greetings: “good end, better beginning”, are valid for all those who in some way have occupied our lives in these long 12 months.

  • May the end of this year bring clarity and the new opens lighter paths. Happy 2026!
  • We greet the passing year with gratitude and welcome 2026 with great confidence
  • On the threshold of the new year, the simplest and truest wish: serenity!
  • A year ends, the experiences remain. Happy ending and happy 2026!
  • May the new time be able to enhance everything that this year has taught us. Happy end of 2025 and happy start of 2026.



Witty happy new year wishes

Between those who are already nostalgic for times gone by and those who are already crossing their fingers for those to come, there are always those who face the change of year with great irony, a bit as an antidote to excessive expectations. The witty happy new year wishes they work because they lighten the load, create complicity, bring an immediate smile, what we need most. Perfect for friends, WhatsApp groups, colleagues become part of life and, why not, even some nice relatives. The secret? A recognizable irony, never forced.

  • New year, same dreams: but with more sleep and less stress, thank you. Happy 2026!
  • May 2026 keep at least half of the promises we make to ourselves. Congratulations!
  • Happy New Year: may the good resolutions last longer than the diet we will start on Monday, perhaps. Congratulations!
  • If 2025 was a test, let 2026 be the definitive version: Happy New Year to you!
  • Ready? Hi, I’m 2026 – Thanks, I’m not interested (Marco Salvati)



Happy New Year’s greetings

Wishing a good end to the year means slowing down, giving yourself one last look before moving on. This is also why we celebrate the New Year’sto give yourself a small moment of pause while waiting for what’s to come. And so, between a dinner with friends and a pompous party somewhere in the world, he happy new year wishes they are always a ritual. The tone? Welcoming, kind, full of hope and “so many dear things”, as they say. They are wishes that do not seek special effects, but speak from the heart and with the truth.

  • Happy end of the year: may these days bring calm and good thoughts
  • A sincere wish for a peaceful and bright end to the year. You deserve it!
  • May this New Year bring you all the goodness you deserve. Good ending and better principle for this 2026
  • Happy New Year to you and everyone you love. May 2026 be full of satisfaction and serenity!
  • With the hope that the new year begins in the sign of simplicity… happy New Year!



Funny Happy New Year Wishes (and some quotes)

To tone things down a bit and free yourself from the anxieties of 2026, funny happy new year wishes are always an excellent solution. The goal? Be remembered, but above all make people laugh. Here are some solutions of funny phrases for this end of 2025, perfect to send on Whatsapp, perhaps through some GIFs or some ironic New Year’s images. They always work, so the choice is yours:

  • Happy 2026: more happiness, fewer job calls
  • Congratulations! May 2026 have more long weekends and a few more long weekends
  • New year, new excuses to put everything off until tomorrow. Happy 2026!
  • New Year’s Eve is the time to make your good resolutions. The following week you can start paving our way to hell, as usual. (Mark Twain)
  • An optimist stays up until midnight to see in the New Year. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year goes away. (Bill Vaughan)



Thoughts on the end of the year

Not all wishes have to be light-hearted. Sometimes, the transition to the new year is an opportunity for reflection, for denser words, those that somehow invite you to take time to ask yourself questions. Thoughts about the end of the year often accompany evocative images or longer posts, and speak to those who feel the need to make sense of the passing time. It happens that you receive some on the night of December 31st, but it also happens that you write just as many, for those who are inspired and want to leave a profound message. Here are some examples to draw inspiration from:

  • The end of the year does not erase what we have been, but helps us choose who we want to become. Happy 2026!
  • Every year that ends leaves traces: it’s up to us to decide which ones to carry into the future. Best wishes for this new 2026
  • The new year does not promise miracles, but possibilities: it is up to us to recognize them. Happy 2026, from the heart
  • At the end of the year, the people and the choices made with honesty remain, but the arms are opened to new possibilities. Happy 2026, may it be full of surprises!
  • May 2026 find us a little more aware and a little less distracted. Happy New Year!
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