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That's right. In most of the world, easter is referred to as some derivative of 'Paschal', which is the adjectival form of Easter in English. For example, Fre
by iammisc 5y ago
That's right. In most of the world, easter is referred to as some derivative of 'Paschal', which is the adjectival form of Easter in English.
For example,
French: Paques
Spanish: Pascua
Romanian: Pasti
Russian: пасха (Paskha)
Chinese: fùhuójié (resurrection festival)
Danish: paske
Only the german languages adopted a Germanic goddess name due to the coincidental timing.
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- Talanes 5y ago>Only the german languages adopted a Germanic goddess name due to the coincidental timing. And not even one anyone actually remembered, just one whose name was still around to denote that time of year.