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[roga]

Thank you for the exchange links yesterday! I was, alas, too late to sign up for xover_exchange, and apparently also too late to sign up for kradam_holidays, but I might just sign up for

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[seekingferret]

*shrug* I say Chag Sameach or Gut Yom Tov. Yom Kippur is a holiday. My favorite Yom Kippur ended with dancing.

[roga]

Chag Sameach is definitely not customary for Yom Kippur here. But whatever works for you, you know.

[seekingferret]

Well, I assure you it's the traditional greeting in Orthodox communities. There's a Midrashic tradition that the name used for Yom Kippur in many of the prayers, Yom Kippurim, means Yom Ki-Purim. We're encouraged, while respecting the solemnity and gravity of the moment, to recall the festive component of the day- the fact that this is the time of the year when God is closest.