Hyvää Pääsiäistä Glad Påsk God påske ¡Felices Pascuas! Happy Easter in many languages | Easter celebrations around the world

Happy Easter in many languages

Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, rsp = response

Language	Easter greetings
Afrikaans	Geseënde Paasfees
Albanian (Gheg)	Gzuar Pashkën
Albanian (Tosk)	Gëzuar Pashkët
Aleut	Pascha-Qaĝaadan Pascha-Niiĝuĝix̂
Alsatian	Frohe Ostern
Amharic	መልካም ፋሲካ (mälkam fasika)
Arabic (Lebanese)	El masi7 2am
Arabic (Modern Standard)	(fiṣḥ sa'īd) فصح سعيد Christ has risen (el maseeh qam) المسيح قام rsp - Truly he has risen (haqan qam) حقاً قام
Arabic (Moroccan)	(fiṣḥ sa'īd) فصح سعيد Christ has risen (el maseeh qam) المسيح قام rsp - Truly he has risen (haqan qam) حقاً قام
Armenian (Eastern)	Քրիստոս յառեաւ ի մեռելոց (Kuhreestos harryav ee merrelotz) - Christ is risen from the dead Օրհնեալ է յառութիւնն Քրիստոսի (Ornyal eh harrootyunuhn Kuhreestosee) - Blessed is the resurrection of Christ (rsp)
Armenian (Western)	Քրիստոս յառեաւ ի մեռելոց (Kuhreestos harryav ee merrelotz) - Christ is risen from the dead Օրհնեալ է յառութիւնն Քրիստոսի (Ornyal eh harrootyunuhn Kuhreestosee) - Blessed is the resurrection of Christ (rsp)
Aromanian	Hristolu s-aflà! (Christ has risen!) Dealihea cà s-afla! (He has risen indeed!) - reply
Assyrian (Eastern)	Brikhta Qyamta D' Maran
Azeri	Pasxa bayramınız müqəddəs olsun
Basque	Ondo izan Bazko garaian
Bavarian	Šene Osdan
Belarusian	Са Святам Вялікадня (Sa Sviatam Bialikadnia) Хрыстос уваскрос (Khrystos uvaskros) - 'Christ is risen' Сапраўды ўваскрос (Saprawdy wvaskros) - 'Truly he is risen'
Bengali	ঈস্টর এর শুভেচ্ছা নেবেন। (easter er shubhechha neben)
Bhojpuri	ईस्टर मुबारक (eestar mubarak)
Bikol	Maogmang Pagkabuhay na Liwat ni Kristo
Bosnian	Sretan Uskrs! Sretan Vaskrs!
Breton	Pask Seder
Bulgarian	Христос Воскресе (Hristos Voskrese) Christ has risen Воистина Воскресе (Voistina Voskrese) Truly, he has risen - reply Честит Великден (Čestit Velikden)
Catalan	Bona Pasqua
Cebuano	Maayong Pagkabanhaw sa Dios!
Chamorro (Guam dialect)	Felis Påsgua
Chamorro (North Marianas dialect)	Felis Pasgua
Cherokee	ᏥᏌ ᏕᎴᎯᏌᏅ (Tsisa delehisanv)
Chinese (Cantonese)	復活節快樂 (fuhkwuhtjit faailohk)
Chinese (Mandarin)	復活節快樂 [复活节快乐] (fùhuójié kuàilè)
Chinese (Taiwanese)	復活節快樂 (ho̍k-o̍ah-chat/chiat khòai-lo̍k)
Cornish	Pask Lowen
Corsican	Bona Pasqua
Croatian	Sretan Uskrs
Cuyonon	Malipayeng Adlao i' Pagkabanaw i' Kristo!
Czech	Veselé Velikonoce
Danish	God påske
Dutch	Vrolijk Pasen Zalige paasdagen Zalig Pasen
Esperanto	Feliĉan Paskon
Estonian	Häid lihavõttepühi
Faroese	Gleðilig páskir
Fijian	Vanuinui vinaka ni Siga ni Mate
Finnish	Hyvää Pääsiäistä Iloista pääsiäistä
Flemish (West)	Zalig poas'n
French	Joyeuses Pâques
Frisian (North)	Fröiliken poosche
Frisian (West)	Lokkich Peaske
Friulian	Buine Pasche!
Galician	Boas Pascuas
Georgian	გილოცავთ აღდგომას (gilotsavt aghdgomas) - frm გილოცავ აღდგომას (gilotsav aghdgomas) - inf ქრისტე აღდგა (k’rist’e aghdga)
German	Frohe Ostern
Greek (Modern)	Καλό πάσχα (Kaló pásha) Χριστός ανέστη! (Hristós anésti) Christ has Risen Αληθώς ανέστη! (Alithós anésti) Truly he has Risen (reply)
Greenlandic	Påskisiorluarisi
Haitian Creole	Bònn fèt pak
Hawaiian	Hau ʻoli Pakoa E ʻōlelo mālie Hau'oli Ka La i Ala Hou ai Ka Haku
Hebrew	חג פסחא שמח (chag pascha same'ach)
Hindi	शुभ ईस्टर (śubh īsṭar)
Hungarian	Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket! (Pleasant Easter Holidays!) Áldott Húsvétot kívánok! (Wishing You a Blessed Easter!)
Icelandic	Gleðilega páska
Indonesian	Selamat Paskah
Interlingua	Felice pascha
Irish (Gaelic)	Cáisc Shona duit (sg) Cáisc Shona daoibh (pl) Beannachtaí na Cásca
Italian	Buona Pasqua
Japanese	復活祭おめでとうございます (fukkatsu-sai omedetō gozaimasu) イースターおめでとうございます (īsutā omedetō gozaimasu)
Javanese	Sugeng Riyạyạ Paskah (Kromo Inggil) Slamet Paskah (Ngoko)
Jèrriais	Jouaiyeux Pâques
Kannada	ಈಸ್ಟರ್ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಷಯಗಳು (īsṭar habbada shubhaashayagalu)
Kazakh	Пасха мейрамы қутты болсын! (Pasxa meyramı qwttı bolsın!)
Khmer	រីករាយថ្ងៃបុណ្យប៉ាក [riʔriəj tʰŋai bon paːk]
Kinyarwanda	Pasika Nziza
Korean	행복한 부활절이 되시길 (haengpoghan puhwarcheori toesikir)
Kurdish (Sorani)	Cejnî Hêkesûr pîroz bê
Kyrgyz	Иса тирилди! (Isa tirildi!) Чын эле тирилди! (Chyn ele tirildi!) - reply
Latin	Prospera Pascha sit
Latvian	Priecīgas Lieldienas
Lithuanian	Su šventom velykom! Sveiki sulaukę šventų velykų!
Luxembourgish	Schéin Ouschteren
Macedonian	Среќен Велигден (Sreken Veligden) Христос воскресе (Hristos voskrese) Christ has risen Навистина воскресе (Navistina voskrese) Truly, he has risen - reply
Malagasy	Tratry ny Paska
Malayalam	ഈസ്റ്റര്‍ ആശംസകള്‍! (iistar ashamsakal!)
Maltese	L-Għid it-tajjeb
Manx (Gaelic)	Caisht sonney dhyt
Māori	Ngā mihi o te Aranga
Marathi	शुभ ईस्टर (śubh īsṭar)
Nahuatl	Cualli Paxcuatl
Navajo	Nizhónígo Damóotsoh
Ndebele (Northern)	Ista enhle
Northern Sámi	Beassážat!
Norwegian	God påske
Occitan	Bonas Pascas
Oriya	Easter ra bahut bahut subechha
Otomi (Querétaro)	Ar njohya Pascua!
Papiamento	Bon pasco Bon pasco di resureccion
Pashto	ښه او خوشحال اختر (kha aw khushal akhtar)
Persian (Farsi)	عيد پاک مبارک (eide pak mobārak)
Polish	Wesołych Świąt Wielkanocnych! Wesołego Alleluja! Szczęśliwej Wielkanocy! Wesołych Świąt Wielkiej Nocy!
Portuguese	Boa Páscoa Páscoa Feliz
Portuguese (Brazilian)	Boa Páscoa! Feliz Páscoa!
Romanian	Paşte Fericit Hristos a inviat! (Christ has risen!) Adevarat ca a inviat! (Truly, he has risen) - reply
Russian	Христос воскрес (Xristos voskres) - Christ resurrected Воистину воскрес (Voistinu voskres) - truly resurrected - reply
Samoan	Ia manuia le Eseta
Sanskrit	ईस्टरपर्वणः शुभेच्छाः (īstaraparwanah shubhecchāh)
Sardinian (Logudorese)	Bona pasca
Scottish Gaelic	A' Chàisg sona
Serbian	Христос васкрсе (Hristos vaskrse) Christ resurrected Ваистину васкрсе (Vaistina vaskrse) truly resurrected (reply)
Sicilian	Bona Pasqua
Sinhala	සුභ පාස්කුවක් (subha paskuwak)
Slovak	Veselé prežitie Veľkonočných sviatkov
Slovenian	Vesele velikonočne praznike
Spanish	¡Felices Pascuas!
Swahili	Heri ya Sikukuu ya pasaka
Swedish	Glad Påsk
Swiss German	Schöni Oschtere
Tagalog	Maligayang pasko ng pagkabuhay
Tajik	Писҳо Муборак! (Pisҳo Muborak!)
Tamil (formal)	ஈஸ்ட்டர் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் (Easter nal vaazthukkal) [ml] [fm]
Tamil (informal)	ஈஸ்ட்டர் நல்வாழ்த்துக்க (Easter nal vaazthukka) [fm]
Telugu	శుభ ఈస్ఠర్ (shubha eestar)
Tetum	Feliz Paskua
Thai	สุขสันต์วันอีสเตอร์ (sùk săn wan èet-dtêr)
Tibetan	ཡི་ཤུ་བསྐྱར་གསོའི་དུས་ཆེན་ལ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ།
Tigrinya	ርሑስ በዓል ፋሲካ። (Rhus Be’al Fasika)
Tok Pisin	Hepi ista
Tongan	Ma'u ha 'aho Pekia fiefia.
Tsotsil	Lek me ech'an ti ta k'uxul orae
Tswana	Malatsi a paseka aa itumedisang
Turkish	Paskalya bayramınız kutlu olsun
Ukrainian	Христос Воскрес! (Khrystos Voskres!) - Christ is Risen! Воїстину Воскрес! (Voyistynu Voskres!) - Truly He is Risen! - reply З Великодніми святами (Z Velykodnimy sviatamy)
Uyghur	پاسخا بايرىمىڭىزگە مۇبارەك! (Pasxa bayrımıngızgä mubaräk!)
Venetian	Bona Pasqua
Vietnamese	Chúc Mừng Phục Sinh
Volapük	Lesustanazäli yofik
Võro	Hüvvi munnõpühhi
Welsh	Pasg Hapus
Yolngu	Iitja yiŋgathirri
Yoruba	Ẹ ku Ayọ Ajinde
Yucatec Maya	Ki'imak Pascua!
Zulu	IPhasika elijabulayo IPhasika elithokozayo

Note: Easter is not universally celebrated.

Easter celebrations around the world

In countries where Christianity is a state religion, or where the country has large Christian population, Easter is often a public holiday. As Easter is always a Sunday, many countries in the world also have Easter Monday as a public holiday. Some retail stores, shopping malls, and restaurants are closed on Easter Sunday. Good Friday, which occurs two days before Easter Sunday, is also a public holiday in many countries, as well as in 12 U.S. states. Even in states where Good Friday is not a holiday, many financial institutions, stock markets, and public schools are closed. Few banks that are normally open on regular Sundays are closed on Easter.

Easter celebrations in the Nordics

In the Nordic countries Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are public holidays and Good Friday and Easter Monday are bank holidays In Denmark, Iceland and Norway also Maundy Thursday is a public holiday. It is a holiday for most workers except some shopping malls which keep open for a half-day. Many businesses give their employees almost a week off, called Easter break Schools are closed between Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. According to a 2014 poll, 6 of 10 Norwegians make a travel during Easter, often to a cottage; 3 of 10 said their typical Easter included skiing.

Nordic countries

In Norway, in addition to staying at mountain cabins, cross-country skiing and painting eggs, a contemporary tradition is to read or watch murder mysteries at Easter. All the major television channels run crime and detective stories (such as Agatha Christie's Poirot), magazines print stories where the readers can try to figure out "Whodunnit", and new detective novels are scheduled for publishing before Easter. Even the milk cartons are altered for a couple of weeks. Each Easter a new short mystery story is printed on their sides. Stores and businesses close for five straight days at Easter, with the exception of grocery stores, which re-open for a single day on the Saturday before Easter Sunday.
In Finland and Sweden, traditions include egg painting and small children dressed as witches collecting candy door-to-door, in exchange for decorated pussy willows. This is a result of the mixing of an old Orthodox tradition (blessing houses with willow branches) and the Swedish Easter witch tradition. Brightly coloured feathers and little decorations are also attached to birch branches in a vase. In Finland, it is common to plant ryegrass in a pot as a symbol of spring and new life. After the grass has grown, many people put chick decorations on it. Children busy themselves painting eggs and making paper bunnies.
For lunch or dinner on Holy Saturday, families in Sweden and Denmark traditionally feast on a smörgåsbord of herring, salmon, potatoes, eggs, and other kinds of food. In Finland, it is common to eat roasted lamb with potatoes and other vegetables. In Finland, the Lutheran majority enjoys mämmi as another traditional Easter treat, while the Orthodox minority's traditions include eating pasha (also spelled paskha) instead.
In the western parts of Sweden and in Finnish Ostrobothnia, bonfires have at least since the 18th century been lit during Holy Saturday. This tradition is claimed to have its origin in Holland. During the last decades though, the bonfires have in many places been moved to Walpurgis Night, as this is the traditional date for bonfires in many other parts of the country.

Easter in the Baltics Should Not be Missed

Easter in the Baltic States is all about painted eggs, traditional food, and festive gift giving. Egg knocking is common in all of Europe throughout the holiday, as well as going to church on Resurrection Night, lighting candles and gathering around the table to enjoy special dishes that end the fasting period. Don’t miss out Easter in the Baltics. The religious holiday has a rich historic background that marks all sorts of periods with different rulers that had an impact on holiday traditions. In Europe, and all around the world, the Christian festival comes with  important traditions. In some countries like Europe, people light huge fires to mark the beginning of the spring season; they paint boiled eggs in red, they cook special meals based on lamb meat, and they make gifts for each other. If you’re planning to go someplace nice for the spring holidays, consider the Baltics. Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania are the 3 Baltic countries, and they will definitely make a wonderful European adventure.

Easter in Central Europe

 In the Netherlands both Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are national holidays. Like first and second Christmas Day, they are both considered Sundays, which results in a first and a second Easter Sunday, after which the week continues to a Tuesday Even though Good Friday is an official national holiday, it is not a mandatory day off for commercial companies.
In Commonwealth nations Easter Day is rarely a public holiday, as is the case for celebrations which fall on a Sunday. In the United Kingdom both Good Friday and Easter Monday are bank holidaysHowever, in Canada Easter Sunday is a public holiday, along with Easter Monday. In the Canadian province of Quebec, either Good Friday or Easter Monday are statutory holidays (although most companies give both). In some countries Good Friday is a public holiday as well.
In Australia, because of its location in the southern hemisphere, Easter takes place in autumn. Hence, Australian Easter is associated with harvest time, rather than with the coming of spring as in the northern hemisphere. The religious aspect of Easter remains the same. Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays across all states and territories. "Easter Saturday" (the Saturday before Easter Sunday) is a public holiday in every state except Tasmania and Western Australia, while Easter Sunday itself is a public holiday only in New South Wales. Easter Tuesday is additionally a conditional public holiday in Tasmania, varying between award, and was also a public holiday in Victoria until 1994.

Easter eggs are a popular cultural symbol of Easter.
In the United States, because Easter falls on a Sunday, which is already a non-working day for federal and state employees, it has not been designated as a federal or state holiday. Easter parades are held in many American cities, involving festive strolling processions with the New York City parade being the best known.


Source: Wikipedia, Omniglot