Pascha or Easter - that is the question.

[MariaRegina]

Dana Netherton recently wrote:

I find it useful to use "Easter" to refer to the Western-calendar celebration, and "Pascha" to refer to the Orthodox celebration ... esp when talking with my non-Orthodox Christian relatives.

and Lyne responded:

Blimey, I forgot about this trick. For our kids, we use the Western date as Easter Bunny day to play the pagan hunt-for-eggs ritual. Of course, that's a problem when there is five weeks between Easter and Pascha, but most years it's a convenient way to dis-connect that rabbit thing from the Feast. My Baptist brother is a bit envious of us on that one.

Does your parish church use the word "Easter" or "Pascha" to refer to the celebration of Christ's Holy Resurrection?

 

[Oblio]

Is outrage !

We use Pascha of course !!

 

[MariaRegina]

Is outrage !

We use Pascha of course !!

Please, Chris, use a smilie! I don't know whether you said the above in jest or if you really are outraged!

 

[Reader Nilus]

And our parish has Fr John's last chance Easter Egg hunt after Pascha Sunday Vespers!
Jeff the Finn

 

[Oblio]

Please, Chris, use a smilie! I don't know whether you said the above in jest or if you really are outraged!

Always in jest

 

[MariaRegina]

And our parish has Fr John's last chance Easter Egg hunt after Pascha Sunday Vespers!
Jeff the Finn

LOL

I think a lot of Orthodox parishes do this - and with the goodies purchased at 50 to 75% off. Good deal for the children and the pocketbooks.

 

[Matrona]

Is outrage !

We use Pascha of course !!

"...If Nineteenth Century Russian jumped off bridge..."

 

[Photini]

Always in jest

What do you be waiting for? Doing it now!

LOL!!!

Anyway...I've heard it referred to both ways. Mostly Pascha though....and we have an Easter egg hunt too.

 

[Aristokles]

"Pascha" in the three jurisdictions in which I have worshipped.

Demetri