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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 Pasqua
• Danish Påske
• Dutch Pasen
• Esperanto Pasko
• Finnish Pääsiäinen
• French Pâques
• Icelandic Páskar
• Indonesian Paskah
• Irish Cáisc
• Italian Pasqua
• Lower Rhine German Paisken
• Norwegian Påske
• Tagalog (Philippines) Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay (literally "the Pasch of the Resurrection")
• Polish Pascha
• Portuguese Páscoa
• Romanian Paşti
• Russian Пасха (Paskha)
• Scottish Gaelic Casca
• Spanish Pascua
• Swedish Påsk
• Turkish Paskalya
• Welsh Pasg

Names used in other languages

• Armenian Զատիկ (Zatik, literally "resurrection")
• Belarusian Вялікдзень or Vialikdzen’ (literally "the Great Day")
• Bulgarian Великден (Velikden, literally "the Great Day")
• Simplified Chinese: 复活节; Traditional Chinese: 復活節; Pinyin: Fùhuó Jié (literally "Resurrection Festival")
• Croatian Uskrs (literally "resurrection")
• Czech Velikonoce (literally "Great Nights" [plural, no singular exists])
• Estonian Lihavõtted (literally "meat taking")
• Georgian აღდგომა (Aĝdgoma, literally "rising")
• Hungarian Húsvét (literally "taking, or buying meat")
• Japanese 復活祭 (Fukkatsu-sai, literally "resurrection festival") or イースター Īsutā, from English
• Korean 부활절 (Puhwalchol, literally "Resurrection season")
• Latvian Lieldienas (literally "the Great Days", no singular exists)
• Lithuanian Velykos (derived from Slavic languages, no singular exists)
• Polish Wielkanoc (literally "the Great Night")
• Romanian Inviere (literally "resurrection")
• Serbian Ускрс (Uskrs) or Васкрс (Vaskrs, literally "resurrection")
• Slovak Veľká Noc (literally "the Great Night")
• Slovenian Velika noč (literally "the Great Night")
• Tongan (South-pacific) Pekia (literally "death (of a lord)")
• Ukrainian Великдень (Velykden’, literally "the Great Day") or Паска (Paska)

Links

Liturgical

• Liturgical Resources for Easter
• The Bible
• Balkans Connection - cooperation and opportunities, business and careers

Traditions

• Easter in the Armenian Orthodox Church
• Eastern Orthodox views on Easter
• Roman Catholic view of Easter (from the Catholic Encyclopedia)

Calculating

• Calculator for the date of Festivals (Anglican)
• Paschal Calculator (Eastern Orthodox)

National traditions

• Bulgarian Easter
• Easter traditions in Finland
• Easter-postcards from 1898 to today from 32 countries all over the world - Exhibition
• Easter Vintage Postcards

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