Cáisc — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Easter name The Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, held in spring.
- eastertide noun The season from Easter Day to Whitsun, inclusive thereof.
- Passover proper noun The Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt.
Senses
Cáisc is used for these senses in English:
- Easter A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8.
- Eastertide The season from Easter Day to Whitsun, inclusive thereof.
- Passover The one-day Biblical feast or festival (not a holy day) that begins at twilight at the beginning of the fourteenth day of the first month (Abib 14 / Nisan 14), during which the first-born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed; this feast day is then immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15 to 21; the first and seventh days are holy days or annual or yearly Sabbaths).