While "merry" or "happy" before a holiday name would be an appropriate greeting on several occasions, on Yom Kippur it's customary to wish someone a good, easy or meaningful fast.
Yom Kippur, the most significant holiday in the Jewish religion, marks an end to the 10 days of repentance. It's a time for people to reflect on their sins and transgressions from the past year and ask God for forgiveness.
Jewish holidays align with a lunar calendar, not a solar one as secular holidays do, so the date of Yom Kippur varies each year. In 2019, Yom Kippur will begin at sundown on Tuesday and end at sundown on Wednesday.
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