Easter is the most important observation in the Christian liturgical year. It
is called by many names in different languages:
Based on Pagan name: In English, "Easter" is derived from the name of an ancient Pagan Goddess Eostre. Alternate, less common, names for Easter include the "Sunday of the Resurrection," "Pascha,"
and "Resurrection Day."
Based on "Pesach:" In most of the remaining languages in countries with a Christian
heritage, the name for Easter is derived from "Pesach." (פסח
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: Påske
Dutch: Pasen or paasfeest
Esperanto: Pasko
Faroese: Páskir (plural, no singular exists)
Finnish: Pääsiäinen
French: Pâques
Greek: Πάσχα (Pascha)
Hebrew: פסחא (Pascha)
Icelandic: Páskar
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
Based on "Great Day" or "Great Night:" This is used in most
Slavic languages:
Bulgarian: Великден (Vělikděn')
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')
Based on "Resurrection"
Bosnian: Uskrs or Vaskrs (literally "resurrection")
