Happy Easter in different languages

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On Sunday, April 5th, we will be celebrating Easter 2026. Happy Easter! And also Buona Pasqua, Joyeuses Pâques, Feliz Pascua, Vrolijk Pasen, Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket…
While we wish you a Happy Easter in many languages, find out why we celebrate it and how the date of Easter is calculated. Click on the orange words to hear the correct pronunciation.

What do we celebrate at Easter?

Easter is the most important Christian holiday because it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, which happened on the third day after he died on the cross, according to the Gospels. Easter is considered a more significant holiday than Christmas because, as Pope Francis stated, “it is the feast of our salvation”.

When is Easter in 2025?

In 2025, Holy Easter will be on Sunday, April 5th.

How is the Easter day calculated?

To calculate the day on which Easter will fall, we respect the rule established at the Council of Nicaea (an ancient city that has now become İznik, in Turkey), held in 325 AD. The assembly was convened by Emperor Constantine I and was attended by 300 bishops from all the provinces of the Roman Empire. They established that Easter would be celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon of the Spring equinox.

Happy Easter in Italian

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Buona Pasqua	boo-OH-nah PAS-kwa. The letters kwa are pronounced as in Kwanzaa.

Happy Easter in French

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Joyeuses Pâques	jwa-YOEZ pak

Happy Easter in Spanish

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Feliz Pascua	feh-LEETH PAS-kwa. The letters kwa are pronounced as in Kwanzaa.

Happy Easter in Portuguese

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Boa Páscoa	BOH-ah PASH-kwa. The letters kwa are pronounced as in Kwanzaa.

Happy Easter in German

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Frohe Ostern	FRO-heh O-sturn

Happy Easter in Swedish

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Glad Påsk	glaad posk, with posk rhyming with fork.

Happy Easter in Norwegian

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God Påske	goo POH-skeh

Happy Easter in Dutch

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Vrolijk Pasen	FROH-leek PASS-n

Happy Easter in Romanian

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Paşte Fericit	PASH-teh feh-REE-cheat

Happy Easter in Slovak

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Veselá Veľká Noc	veh-seh-LAH vel-KAH noz, the final z has the same sound as in pizza.

Happy Easter in Czech

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Veselé Velikonoce	veh-seh-LEH VEH-lee-koh-noh-zeh, careful to the final z: it has the same sound as in pizza.