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The Paschal greeting is an
Easter
custom among both
Eastern Orthodox and
Oriental Orthodox
Christians. Instead of "hello" or its equivalent, one is to greet
another person with "Christ is Risen!", and the response is "Truly He is
Risen!". In practice, this custom is restricted to address to people
that one already knows are Orthodox.
In some cultures, e.g., in Russia, it was also customary to exchange a triple
kiss after the greeting: one cheek, another cheek, lips.
It is not uncommon for Orthodox Christians to compile lists of the greeting
as it is used around the world, as an act of Orthodox unity across languages and
cultures.
Similar responses are also used in the
liturgies of
other Christian churches, but not so much as general greetings.
The Paschal greeting around the world
Indo-European languages
Germanic languages
West Germanic languages
Anglic languages
English - Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! or
Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!
Old English - Crist aras! Crist sodhlice aras! (Lit:
Christ arose! Christ surely arose!)
Middle English - Crist is arisen! Arisen he sothe!
Iyaric Patwa - Krestos a uprisin! Seen, him a uprisin fe
tru!
Frisian - Kristus is opstien! Wis is er opstien!
High Germanic languages
German - Christus ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaftig
auferstanden!
Yiddish - Der Meschiache undzer iz geshtanen! Avade er
iz ufgeshtanen!
Low Germanic languages
Dutch - Christus is opgestaan! Hij is waarlijk
opgestaan!
Afrikaans - Kristus het opgestaan! Hom het waarlik
opgestaan!
North Germanic languages
Danish - Kristus er opstanden! Sandelig Han er Opstanden!
Icelandic - Kristur er upprisinn! Hann er vissulega
upprisinn!
Norwegian - Kristus er oppstanden! Han er sannelig
oppstanden!
Swedish - Kristus är uppstånden! Ja, Han är verkligen
uppstånden!
Italic languages
Latin
- Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere!
Romance languages
Italian - Cristo è risorto! È veramente risorto!
Catalan - Crist ha ressuscitat! Veritablement ha
ressuscitat!
French - Le Christ est ressuscité! Vraiment Il est
ressuscité!
Old Irish - 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 - Tha Crìosd air èiridh! Gu dearbh, tha e air
èiridh!
Brythonic languages
Breton - Dassoret eo Krist! E wirionez dassoret eo!
Welsh - Atgyfododd Crist! Yn wir atgyfododd!
Indo-Iranian languages
Indic languages
Sanskrit - (Kristo'pastitaha! Satvam Upastitaha!)
Southern Zone
Marathi - (Yeshu Khrist uthla ahe! Kharokhar uthla ahe!)
Albanian (Tosk) - Krishti u ngjall! Vërtet u ngjall!
Armenian - Քրիստոս յարեաւ ի մեռելոց՜ Օրհնեալ է յայտնութիւնն
Քրիստոսի՜ (Christos harjav i merelotz! Orhniale harutjun Christosi! --
Christ is risen! Blessed is the resurrection of Christ!)