i;;, [[Image:Pascha.jpg|right|frame|The Resurrection of Christ]]The ''' Paschal greeting'h' ` ':;;;;;;;;is a custom among Orthodox Christians, ``consisting of a greeting and response.`Instead of "hello" or its equivalent, one is to greet another person with "Christ is Risen!".`.`h `$;;;;The response is "Truly, $r `:;;;;;;;;He is risen!" (or "Indeed, He is risen!").`This greeting is used during liturgical services and informally at other times, starting with the [[feast]] of [[Pascha]] and lasting until [[Ascension]] – the period known as the ''Paschal season'' or ''Paschaltide''.`.`.$ J$i;;h $; `;;;;;;;In practice, ``this greeting is typically used only with people that one already knows are Orthodox.`.`h$In some cultures (for example in Russia), it was also customary to exchange a triple kiss after the greeting.$$$$h;, Orthodox Christians often compile lists of the greeting in various languages,C; `;t;;;;as it is used around the world, `and these are sometimes recited in church or in other formal settings as an act of Orthodox unity across languages and cultures.`.`.?c $$$$$$h;, $;, .j???c, ==The Paschal greeting in the languages of the world== ===Indo–European languages===*Greek – Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! (Khristós anésti! Alithós anésti!) *Slavic languages**[[Church Slavonic]] – Христосъ воскресе! Воистину воскресе! (Khristos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese!)**East Slavic***Russian – Христос воскресе! Воистину воскресе! (Khristos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese!)***Belarusian – Хрыстос уваскрос! Сапраўды ўваскрос! (Khrystos uvaskros! Saprawdy wvaskros!) ***Ukrainian – Христос воскрес! Воістину воскрес! (Khrystos voskres! Voistynu voskres!)***Rusyn – Хрістос воскрес! Воістину воскрес! (Hristos voskres! Voistynu voskres!)**South Slavic***Bulgarian – Христос възкресе! Воистина възкресе! (Khristos vozkrese! Voistina vozkrese!)***Serbian – Христос васкрсе! Ваистину васкрсе! (Khristos vaskrse! Vaistinu vaskrse!)***Croatian – Krist uskrsnu! Uistinu uskrsnu!**West Slavic***Czech – Kristus vstal z mrtvých! Vpravdě vstal z mrtvých!***Slovak – Kristus vstal z mŕtvych! Skutočne vstal (z mŕtvych)!***Polish – Chrystus zmartwychwstał! Prawdziwie zmartwychwstał! *Albanian (Tosk) – Krishti u ngjall! Vërtet u ngjall! *Armenian – Քրիստոս հարյա՜վ ի մեռելոց: Օրհնյա՜լ է Հարությունը Քրիստոսի: (Khristos haryav i merelotz! Orhnyal e Harouthyoune Khristosi!) – (Lit:?Christ is risen! Blessed is the resurrection of Christ!);; *Germanic languages**West Germanic***English – "Christ is risen! Truly, `.`.He is risen!" ''or''?h"Christ is risen! Indeed, $$$$$$$; jHe is risen!" ''or'; J;;;;i;L. `:?);;, `'"Christ is risen! He is risen,C?h.indeed!" ?$$$$$$; $;, `$;;;$h9;L `;L;;, `****Old English (Anglo–Saxon) – Crist aras! Crist sodhlice aras! (C;;?;Lit: Christ arose! Christ surely arose!) 3$$$$?; J?;****Middle English – Crist is arisen! Arisen he sothe!****Iyaric Patwa – Krestos a uprisin! Seen, `$;?ii$;;h ;L;, $;;$?hhim a uprisin fe tru!***German – Christus ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaftig auferstanden!***Dutch – Christus is opgestaan! Hij is waarlijk opgestaan! (Netherlands) '' $$$$;;or' ,C;;, h;;;;;;P ;3;, $;;?h$'Christus is verrezen! Hij is waarlijk verrezen! (Belgium) '$$;;: $;;;, `?CjjF `;3; `h;;;F***Afrikaans – Christus het opgestaan! Hy het waarlik opgestaan!***Frisian – Kristus is opstien! Wis is er opstien!***Yiddish – Der Meschiache undzer iz geshtanen! Avade er iz ufgeshtanen!**North Germanic***Swedish – Kristus är uppstånden! Han är sannerligen uppstånden!***Danish – Kristus er opstanden! Sandelig Han er Opstanden!***Norwegian – Kristus er oppstanden! Han er sannelig oppstanden!***Icelandic – Kristur er upprisinn! Hann er sannarlega upprisinn! *Italic languages**Latin – Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere!**Romance languages***Romanian – Hristos a înviat! Adevărat a înviat!****Istro-Romanian dialect – Uscrâsnit–å Isus Crist! Zaista uscrâsnit–å! ****Macedo-Romanian (?;; `.JF;;;, `;3; `hiFAromanian) dialect – Hristolu anyie! De–alihea anyie!****Megleno-Romanian dialect – Hristos anghii! Istana anghii! ***French – Le Christ est ressuscité! En verité il est ressuscité! ''or'?;' .`.`.c$h;;;;Le Christ est ressuscité! Vraiment il est ressuscité!***Italian – Cristo è risorto! È veramente risorto!***Spanish – ¡Cristo ha resucitado! ¡En verdad ha resucitado!***Portuguese – Cristo ressuscitou! Em verdade ressuscitou!***Catalan – Crist ha ressuscitat! Veritablement ha ressuscitat!***Galician – Cristo resucitou! De verdade resucitou!***Provençal – Lo Crist es ressuscitat! En veritat es ressuscitat!***Romansh – Cristo es rinaschieu! In varded, ;;f;, ,;iFel es rinaschieu!***Sardinian – Cristu est resuscitadu! Aberu est resuscitadu!***Sicilian – Cristu arrivisciutu esti! Pibbiru arrivisciutu esti!***Walloon – Li Crist a raviké! Il a raviké podbon! *Baltic languages**Latvian – Kristus (ir) augšāmcēlies! Patiesi viņš ir augšāmcēlies!**Lithuanian – Kristus prisikėlė! Tikrai prisikėlė! ,;; .`.`JCCC$;;;;; ;;$;;;; `;i;, ,;;J*Celtic languages;; .`.` JF;;??$hi;;;;. ..;;$;;;;;, ;?$;;, ,;i$$,**Goidelic' `.`. ,C;;;;, ***Old Irish – `"h;;;;;Asréracht Críst! Asréracht Hé–som co dearb!***Irish – Tá Críost éirithe! Go deimhin,tá sé éirithe!***Manx – Taw Creest Ereen! Taw Shay Ereen Guhdyne!***Scottish Gaelic – Tha Crìosd air èiridh! Gu dearbh,,,,,;;;;i$?;;;;;;;, :;?h;;;.,;;;9" ?.tha e air èiridh!**Brythonic***Breton – Dassoret eo Krist! E wirionez dassoret eo!***Cornish – Thew Creest dassorez! En weer thewa dassorez!***Welsh – Atgyfododd Crist! Yn wir atgyfododd! *Indo–Iranian languages .`.` .$;;;;' "??iijjjjii?""`.`;;;;;;;, **Persian – !مسیح برخاسته است! به راستی برخاسته است `;;?h;;;;iP' $,(Masih barkhaste ast! Be rasti barkhaste ast!) `.`. **Hindi – येसु मसीह ज़िन्दा हो गया है! हाँ यक़ीनन,C;;;वोह ज़िन्दा हो गया है! (Yesu Masih zinda ho gaya hai! Haan yaqeenan, """" `;;;;, `;;;J;" `hwoh zinda ho gaya hai!) .`. **Urdu – !یسوع مسیح زندہ ہو گیا ہے! ہاں یقیناً، وہ زندہ ہو گیا ہے (Yesu Masih zinda ho gaya hai! Haan yaqeenan,C;;;;woh zinda ho gaya hai!)**Marathi – Yeshu Khrist uthla ahe! Kharokhar uthla ahe!**Sanskrit – Krista uttitaha! Satvam uttitaha! ===Afro-Asiatic languages===*Semitic languages**Arabic (standard) – !المسيح قام! حقا قام (al-Masīḥ qām! Ḥaqqan qām!) ' ;;, ;;;9$ $. `.` ,C;;;;f `;;, `;;J'or'r ';!المسيح قام! بالحقيقة قام (al-Masīḥ qām! Bi-l-ḥaqīqati qām!)**Aramaic languages .` z$;;;;, `;, ;;9 ***Syriac – !ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܡ! ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܩܡ (Mshiḥa qām! Sharīrāīth qām! '$ ;. j"'h;;;or' `,;, ;;$; r; ';Mshiḥo Qom! Shariroith Qom!)***Neo-Syriac – !ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܡܠܗ! ܒܗܩܘܬܐ ܩܡܠܗ (Mshikha qimlih! Bhāqota qimlih!)***Turoyo-Syriac – !ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܝܡ! ܫܪܥܪܐܝܬ ܩܝܡ (Mshiḥo qāyem! Shariroith qāyem!)**Ethiopian languages***Tigrigna – (Christos tensiou! Bahake tensiou!)***Amharic – (Kristos Tenestwal! Bergit Tenestwal!) j**Hebrew (modern) – !המשיח קם! באמת קם (HaMashiach qam! Be' ;c;;, ,; ;;$, '$ :; emet qam!) .P $;;, `;,, .;;$. **Maltese – Kristu qam! Huwa qam tassew! '? 'or'';.Kristu qam mill-mewt! Huwa qam tassew! *Egyptian**Coptic – ΠιχρίςΤος αϥτωΝϥ! ϦΕΝ οΥΜεθΜΗι αϥτωΝϥ! (Pikhristos Aftonf! Khen oumethmi aftonf!) ===Caucasian languages===*Kartvelian**Georgian – ქრისტე აღსდგა! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა! (Kriste agsdga! Cheshmaritad agsdga!) *Northwest Caucasian**Abkhazian – Kyrsa Dybzaheit! Itzzabyrgny Dybzaheit! ===Dravidian languages===*Malayalam – ക്രിസ്തു ഉയിര്ത്തെഴുന്നേറ്റു! തീര്ച്ചയായും ഉയിര്ത്തെഴുന്നേറ്റു! (Christu uyirthezhunnettu! Theerchayayum uyirthezhunnettu!) ===Eskimo–Aleut languages===*Aleut - Kristusaq Aglagikuk! Angangulakan Aglagikuk!*Alutiq (Kodiak Aleut) – Kristusaq ungwektaq! Pichinuq ungwektaq!*Yupik – Xris-tusaq Ung-uixtuq! Iluumun Ung-uixtuq! ===Mayan languages===,C *Tzotzil – Icha';;;; ,;; `;;J; ;r kuxi Kajvaltik Kristo! Ta melel icha';,kuxi! ;;;;, `r*Tzeltal – Cha'., ;;9; kuxaj Kajwaltik Kristo! Ta melel cha'$ ';.kuxaj! ===Austronesian languages===*Malayo-Polynesian**Western h;;;` $@***Filipino (Tagalog)' ;;$. r; '3– Si Kristo ay nabuhay! Totoo! Siya nga ay nabuhay!***Indonesian – Kristus telah bangkit! Dia benar-benar telah bangkit!***Kapampangan – Y Cristo sinubli yang mebie! Sinubli ya pin mebie!***Cebuano – Si Kristo nabanhaw! Matuod nga Siya nabanhaw! ,c;;, ***Chamorro – La'$la'" ;;$; i i Kristo! Magahet na luma'$ la'hi Kristo! <$;;**Central–Eastern***Carolinian – Lios a melau sefal! Meipung, a mahan sefal!***Hawaiian – Ua ala hou ʻo Kristo! Ua ala ʻiʻo nō ʻo Ia!***Fijian – Na Karisito tucake tale! Io sa tucake tale!**Malagasy – Nitsangana tamin';ny maty i Kristy! Nitsangana marina tokoa izy! ===Na-Dené languages===*Athabaskan**Navajo – Christ daaztsą́ą́dę́ę́ʼ náádiidzáá! Tʼáá aaníí daaztsą́ą́dę́ę́ʼ náádiidzáá!*Tlingit – Xristos Kuxwoo-digoot! Xegaa-kux Kuxwoo-digoot! ===Niger–Congo languages===*Gikuyu – Kristo ni muriuku! Ni muriuku nema!*Igbo – Jésu Krísti Ébilíwõ! Ézia õ´ Bilíwõ!*Lugandan – Kristo Azukkide! Kweli Azukkide!*Swahili – Kristo Amefufukka! Kweli Amefufukka! ===Turkic languages===*Turkish – Hristós diril–Dí! Hakíkatén diril–Dí!*Azeri – Məsih dirildi! Həqiqətən dirildi!*Chuvash – Христос чĕрĕлнĕ! Чăн чĕрĕлнĕ! (Khristós chərəlnə! Chæn chərəlnə!)*Uyghur – !ئەيسا تىرىلدى! ھەقىقەتىنلا تىرىلدى (Əysa tirildi! Ⱨəⱪiⱪətinla tirildi!) ===Uralic languages===*Estonian – Kristus on üles tõusnud! Tõesti, Ta on üles tõusnud!*Finnish – Kristus nousi kuolleista! Totisesti nousi!*Hungarian – Krisztus feltámadt! Valóban feltámadt!*Meadow Mari – Христос ылыж кынелын! Чынак ылыж кынелын! ===Other living languages===*Basque – Cristo Berbistua! Benatan Berbistua! *Japanese – ハリストス復活！実に復活！ (Harisutosu fukkatsu! Jitsu ni fukkatsu!) *Korean – 그리스도께서 부활하셨습니다! 참으로 부활하셨습니다! (Kristo Gesso Buhwal ha sho sumnida! Chamuro Buhwal ha sho sumnida!) *Mandarin Chinese – 基督復活了 他確實復活了 (Jīdū fùhuó le! Tā quèshí fùhuó le!) *Quechua – Cristo causarimpunña! Ciertopuni causarimpunña! ===Constructed languages===*Esperanto – Kristo leviĝis! Vere Li leviĝis!*Ido – Kristo riviveskabas! Ya Il rivivesakabas!*Interlingua – Christo ha resurgite! Vermente ille ha resurgite! '';;$. or'? '$Christo ha resurrecte! Vermente ille ha resurrecte!*Quenya – [[Image:Pascha_Tengwar.png|Tengwar Rendering]] (Ortanne Laivino! Anwa ortanne Laivino!) ==External links==*[http://srbigham.com/en/ Paschal Polyglotta]: The Paschal greeting in 250 languages.*[http://www.oca.org/PDF/Pascha/PaschalGreetingsWorld.pdf Paschal Greeting (PDF)] - Greetings in language alphabetic order. [[Category:Church Life]][[Category:Feasts]][[Category:Liturgics]] [[es:Saludo pascual]][[fr:Salutation pascale]][[ro:Hristos a înviat]]
