John 19
passover
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Jun 14
Nature and development of Easter
In most languages of Christian societies, other than English, German and some Slavic languages, the holiday's name is derived from Pesach, the Hebrew name of Passover, a Jewish holiday to which the Christian Easter is intimately linked. Easter depends on Passover not only for much of its symbolic meaning but also for its position in the calendar; the Last Supper shared by Jesus and his disciples before his crucifixion is generally thought of as a Passover seder, based on the chronology in the Synoptic Gospels.
Jun 09
Easter resources
Word for "Easter" in various languages
Names related to Eostremonat (Eostre Month)
- English Easter
- German Ostern
- Samoan Eseta (derived from English)
Names derived from the Hebrew Pesach (Passover)
- Latin Pascha or Festa Paschalia
- Greek Πάσχα (Paskha)
- Afrikaans Paasfees
- Arabic عيد الفصح (ʿĪdu l-Fiṣḥ)
- Bulgarian Пасха (Paskha)
- Catalan
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