04-17-2022, 12:28 PM
My FB post this morning...
The Christian holiday Easter has several names. The names differ depending on languages, but most are derived from Greek and Latin "pascha", which is taken from the Hebrew (Pesach), meaning Passover. The modern English term Easter developed from the Old English word Eastre or Eostre, which itself developed prior to 899, originally referring to the name of the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre.
In nearly all Romance languages, the name of the Easter festival is derived from the Latin Pascha. In Spanish, Easter is Pascua, in Italian and Catalan Pasqua, in Portuguese Pascoa and in Romanian Pasti. In French, the name of Easter is Paques and also derives from the Latin word.
EDIT: I had to replace non standard characters with Phorum compliant characters.
The Christian holiday Easter has several names. The names differ depending on languages, but most are derived from Greek and Latin "pascha", which is taken from the Hebrew (Pesach), meaning Passover. The modern English term Easter developed from the Old English word Eastre or Eostre, which itself developed prior to 899, originally referring to the name of the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre.
In nearly all Romance languages, the name of the Easter festival is derived from the Latin Pascha. In Spanish, Easter is Pascua, in Italian and Catalan Pasqua, in Portuguese Pascoa and in Romanian Pasti. In French, the name of Easter is Paques and also derives from the Latin word.
EDIT: I had to replace non standard characters with Phorum compliant characters.