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Easter Stories - Easter in other languages

The word "Easter" in other languages

Names derived from the goddess Eostre or from Eostremonat:

• English - Easter
• German - Ostern

Names derived from the Hebrew Pesach (Passover):

• Latin - Pascha or Festa Paschalia
• Greek - Paskha
• Bulgarian - Paskha
• Danish - Paaske
• Dutch - Pasen
• Finnish - Pääsiäinen
• French - Pâques
• Indonesian - Paskah
• Irish - Cáisc
• Italian - Pasqua
• Lower Rhine German - Paisken
• Norwegian - Påske
• Portuguese - Páscoa
• Romanian - Pasti
• Russian - Paskha
• Scottish Gaelic - Càisg
• Spanish - Pascua
• Swedish - Påsk
• Welsh - Pasg

Names used in other languages:

• Bulgarian - Velikden (literally: the Grand Day)
• Polish - Wielkanoc (literally: the Grand Night)
• Czech - Velikonoce (plural, no singular exists; made from Grand Nights)
• Slovak - Velká Noc (singular; literally: the Grand Night)
• Serbian - Uskrs or Vaskrs (literally: resurrection)
• Japanese - Fukkatsu-sai (lit. resurrection festival)
  

Happy Easter!!!

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