Easter Glossary - Osterlexikon
Annotated English-German Glossary of Easter Terms
Easter Ostern Osterhase Osterei
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Ascension (of Christ) die Himmelfahrt
Ascension Day Christi Himmelfahrt (40 days after Easter)
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mariä Himmelfahrt (15. August)
Ash Wednesday der Aschermittwoch
The day after Carnival/Mardi Gras ends and when Lent begins also marks the start of the Easter cycle. Aschermittwoch gets its name from the ashes of burnt palm fronds from the previous Palm Sunday - used to mark the foreheads of the faithful. - See: Fastnacht Glossary
bunny der Hase (-n), das Häschen (-)
Easter bunny der Osterhase
The Osterhase tradition dates back to a 1678 account by the German medical professor Georg Franck.
Carnival, Mardi Gras der Fasching, die Fastnacht, der Karneval
The date for Karneval or Fasching/Fastnacht depends on the date for Easter. - See: Fastnacht Glossary
chick, baby chicken das Küken (-)
Christ (der) Christi, Christus, Christ (obs.)
The term Christ/Christus comes from the Greek "christos" for the Hebrew "messiah" or "anointed one" (der Gesalbte).
Christian (person) der Christ, die Christin
Christian (adj.) christlich
Christianity das Christentum
Christ's grave, tomb das Grab Christi
color, dye (eggs) (Ostereier) färben
colored/dyed eggs gefärbte Eier
colorful bunt
cross das Kreuz (-e)
crucifix das Kruzifix
crucifixion die Kreuzigung (-en)
crucify kreuzigen
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Osterglocken - Daffodils
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daffodil die Osterglocke (-n) - See photo
decorate, paint (eggs) (Ostereier) bemalen, verzieren
decorated eggs bemalte Eier, verzierte Eier
dye, color (eggs) (Ostereier) färben
colored/dyed eggs gefärbte Eier
Flowers Glossary
English-German dictionary of floral varieties and Blumen
| OSTERFEIERTAGE DATES - DATEN |
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| Palmsonntag | 9. April 2006 |
| Ostern | 16. April 2006 |
| Pfingsten | 4. Juni 2006 |
| Palmsonntag | 1. April 2007 |
| Ostern | 8. April 2007 |
| Pfingsten | 27. Mai 2007 |
| Palmsonntag | 16. März 2008 |
| Ostern | 23. März 2008 |
| Pfingsten | 11. Mai 2008 |
Easter das Ostern, das Osterfest
at Easter an/zu Ostern
on Easter (Day) an Ostern
Happy Easter! Frohe Ostern!
Happy Easter! Ein frohes Osterfest!
Easter bunny der Osterhase (-n)
Easter card die Osterkarte (-n)
Easter egg das Osterei (-er)
Easter egg hunt das Ostereiersuchen
Easter holiday, vacation die Osterferien (pl.)
Easter mass die Ostermesse (-n)
Easter service der Ostergottesdienst (-e)
Easter Sunday der Ostersonntag
Easter week die Osterwoche
egg das Ei (-er)
egg hunt das Eiersuchen
egg shell die Eierschale (-n)
flower die Blume (-n)
Also see: Flowers Glossary
Good Friday der Karfreitag
The Friday before Easter commemorates the day of Christ's Crucifixion.
Holy Week, Passion Week die Karwoche (-n)
The week before Easter Sunday.
Osterkarten - Easter Cards
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Jesus Jesus (pron. YEH-ZUS)
Jesus Christ Jesus Christus
Jesus of Nazareth Jesus von Nazareth
Lent, the Lenten season die Fastenzeit
Lent, the 40-day period of fasting (Fastenzeit), begins on Ash Wednesday (Aschermittwoch) and ends at Easter (Ostern).
lily die Lilie (-n)
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Mary Magdalene Maria Magdalene
palm, palm tree die Palme (-n)
palm frond der Palmwedel
Palm Sunday der Palmsonntag
The Sunday before Easter gets its name from Jesus' entry into Jerusalem (der Einzug Jesu in Jerusalem) when palm branches were strewn before him.
paschal festival das Passahfest, das Osterfest
The terms "paschal" and Passah- are derived from Hebrew "Pesach" and Greek "Pascha" - and are related to the Jewish Passover.
paschal lamb das Osterlamm
Pentecost, Whitsun das Pfingsten
More under "Whitsun"
pope der Papst
Resurrection (of Christ) die Auferstehung
Romans, the die Römer (pl.)
Rome (das) Rom
Shrove Tuesday der Fastnachtsdienstag, der Faschingsdienstag
See: Fastnacht Glossary
spring der Frühling, das Frühjahr
St. Peter's Square der Petersplatz
Whitsun, Pentecost das Pfingsten
The 50th day after Easter or Passover (der 50. Tag nach Ostern). The seventh Sunday (Whitsunday) after Easter commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles (die Herabkunft des Heiligen Geistes auf die Apostel).
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