Easter
The names for Easter in various languages
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Easter is the most important observation in the Christian liturgical year.
It
is called by many names in different languages:
 | Based on Pagan name: The English word, "Easter" and the
German word "Ostern" are derived from the name of an ancient Pagan Goddess Eostre. Alternate, less common, names for
the holy day in English-speaking contries are the "Sunday of the Resurrection," "Pascha,"
and "Resurrection Day."
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| Based on "Pesach:" In most of the remaining languages in countries with a Christian
heritage, the name for Easter is derived from "Pesach" ("פסחא"
in Hebrew) the name for Passover: These include:
 | Afrikaans: Paasfees |
| Albanian: Pashkët |
| Amharic: (Fasika) |
| Arabic: عيد الفصح (Aīd ul-Figh) |
| Azeri Pasxa: Fish (pronounced fis`h) |
| Berber: tafaska (nowadays it is the name of the Muslim "Festival of
sacrifice") |
| Catalan: Pasqua |
| Danish: Påke |
| Dutch: Pasen or paasfeest |
| Esperanto: Pasko |
| Faroese: Pákir (plural, no singular exists) |
| Finnish: Pääsiänen |
| French: Pâues |
| Greek: Πάσχα (Pascha) |
| Hebrew: פסחא (Pascha) |
| Icelandic: Pákar |
| Indonesian: Paskah |
| Irish: Cáisc |
| Italian: Pasqua |
| Japanese: Seidai Pasuha, "Holy and Great Pascha", used by Eastern
Orthodox members |
| Latin: Pascha or Festa Paschalia |
| Lower Rhine: German Paisken |
| Malayalam: പെശഹ (Pæsacha/Pæsaha) |
| Northern Ndebele: Pasika |
| Norwegian: Påske |
| Persian: Pas`h |
| Polish: Pascha |
| Portuguese: Páscoa |
| Romanian: Paşte |
| Russian: Пасха (Paskha) |
| Scottish Gaelic: Casca |
| Spanish: Pascua |
| Swedish: Påsk |
| Tagalog: (Philippines) Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay (literally "the Pasch
of the Resurrection") |
| Turkish Paskalya |
| Welsh: Pasg
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| Based on "Great Day" or "Great Night:" This is used in most
Slavic languages:
| Bulgarian: Великден (Vělikděn')
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| Czech: Velikonoce |
| Latvian Lieldienas (Plural; no singular exists) |
| Lithuanian Velykos (Plural; no singular exists) |
| Polish: Wielkanoc |
| Slovak: Veľká Noc |
| Slovenian: Velika no |
| Ukrainian: Вялікдзень (Vjalikdzěn')
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| Based on "Resurrection"
| Bosnian: Uskrs or Vaskrs (literally "resurrection") |
| Chinese: Fùhuó Jié (literally "Resurrection Festival") |
| Croatian: "Uskrs," meaning
'Resurrection'." |
| Korean: Buhwalchol, literally "Resurrection Festival" |
| Lakota Woekicetuanpetu (literally "Resurrection Day") |
| Serbian Ускрс (Uskrs) or Васкрс (Vaskrs, literally "resurrection") |
| Vietnamese Lễ Phục Sinh (literally, "Festival of Resurrection")
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| Based on multiple names:
| Armenian: Զատիկ (Zatik or Zadik, literally "separation") or Սուրբ
Հարություն (Sourb Haroutiwn, literally "holy resurrection") |
| Belarusian: Вялікдзень or (Vialikdzen', literally "the Great Day") |
| Bulgarian: Великден (Velikden, literally "the Great Day") or Възкресение
Христово (Vazkresenie Hristovo, literally "Resurrection of Christ") |
| Japanese: Iisutaa, pronunciation of Easter in Japanese katakana or
Fukkatsusai, literally "Resurrection Festival" |
| Macedonian Велигден (Veligden, literally "the Great Day") or, rarely
Воскрес (Voskres, literally "resurrection") |
| Ukrainian: Великдень (Velykden) or Паска (Paska)
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| Other bases:
| Estonian: Lihavõtted (literally "meat taking") |
| Georgian: აღდგომა (Aĝdgoma, literally "rising") |
| Hungarian Húsvét: (literally "taking, or buying meat") |
| Maltese L-Għid il-Kbir (means, "the Great Feast") |
| Ossetic куадзæh, means "end of fasting" |
| Persian عيد پاك (literally "Chaste Feast") |
| Tongan (South-pacific) Pekia (literally "death (of a lord)") |
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Reference used:
- "Easter," Wikipedia, at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/
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GNU Free Documentation License.
Original posting: 2007-APR-11
Latest update: 2009-AUG-13
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