About Congratulations

बधाई

Congratulations
बहुत बहुत बधाई हो
மனமார்ந்த வாழ்த்துகள்
హృదయపూర్వక అభినందనలు
¡Muchas felicidades!
ألف مبروك

236 wishes · 6 languages · 4 photo designs · Updated October 2026

About Congratulations

Congratulations are how we share in someone's good news: a good result, an award, a new home, a new car, a big match won or a goal reached after years of work.

A quick, sincere message on the day means a lot. It tells the person that you noticed their effort, not just the result.

At work, congratulations build a kind team. In business, congratulating a client on their milestone keeps the relationship warm.

For any happy news
Word from Latin
Found in every culture

Where it began

The word congratulate comes from Latin and means to wish joy together. It is about sharing someone's happiness, not only praising them.

In old Greece winners of the games were crowned with wreaths of olive or laurel. In India garlands of flowers have long honoured guests and winners.

Greeting cards for happy news grew popular in the 1800s and 1900s, beside letters and telegrams.

Graduates throwing their caps high into the sky — Caps in the air at a graduationMaryland, USA

How it grew over time

Ancient Greece
Winners receive wreaths of olive or laurel leaves.
Old India
Garlands, sweets and blessings mark good news in the family.
1800s and 1900s
Cards and telegrams carry congratulations across long distances.
Today
Messages and calls share good news in seconds.

How it is celebrated in different places

India
Families share sweets, and elders give blessings for exam results, a new job or a wedding.
China
Red envelopes and the word gongxi share joy at weddings and the new year.
Europe
Friends raise a toast and send cards for weddings, births and graduations.