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Frühling | Ostern | Osterhase | Osterei | Easter | Spring

An Annotated German-English Glossary of Easter Terms
In this annotated German-English glossary, you’ll find vocabulary and facts related to the Easter celebration and springtime customs in German-speaking Europe. Also see the English-German version of this glossary.

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ABKÜRZUNGEN - ABBREVIATIONS:
adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), , f. (feminine), lit. (literary), m. (masculine), n. (noun), pl. (plural), sl. (slang), v. (verb)

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Auferstehung, die  the Resurrection (of Christ)

Aschermittwoch, der  Ash Wednesday
  The Wednesday after Carnival/Mardi Gras, 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.

bemalen (v.) to decorate, paint (eggs)
   bemalte Eier, verzierte Eier  decorated eggs
   Ostereier bemalen to decorate Easter eggs

die Blume (-n)  flower(s)

bunt  colorful

Christ, Christi, Christus (all der)  Christ
   The term Christ comes from the Greek "christos" for the Hebrew "messiah" or "anointed one" (der Gesalbte).
Christentum, das  Christianity

Christi Himmelfahrt  Ascension Day (40 days after Easter)
  Himmelfahrt, die  Ascension (of Christ)

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Ei, das (-er)  egg(s)
Eierschale, die (-n) egg shell

färben (v.  to dye, color (eggs, Ostereier)
   gefärbte Eier colored/dyed eggs

Fasching, der, Fastnacht, die  Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday  
   The date for Fasching/Fastnacht depends on the date of Easter.

Faschingsdienstag, der, Fastnachtsdienstag, der  Shrove Tuesday

Fastenzeit, die  Lent, the Lenten season
  Lent, the 40-day Fastenzeit, begins on Ash Wednesday (Aschermittwoch) and ends at Easter (Ostern).

Frohe Ostern!  Happy Easter!

Frühling, der, Frühjahr, das  spring

Grab Christi, das  Christ's grave, tomb

Häschen, das (-), Hase, der (Hasen)  bunny (bunnies)
   Osterhase, der  Easter bunny
   The Osterhase tradition dates back to a 1678 account by the German medical professor Georg Franck.

Jesus von Nazareth (pron. YEH-ZUS)  Jesus of Nazareth

Karfreitag, der  Good Friday
Karwoche, die  Holy Week, Passion Week (the week before Easter Sunday)
   The Friday before Easter commemorates the day of Christ’s Crucifixion. The week leading up to Easter (Holy Week, Passion Week) is known as die Karwoche.

Kreuz, das (-e)  cross
kreuzigen (v.)  to crucify
Kreuzigung, die (-en)  crucifixion

Kruzifix, das  crucifix

Küken, das (-)  chick, baby chicken

Lilie, die (-n)  lily (lilies)

Mariä Himmelfahrt  Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (15. August)

Maria Magdalene  Mary Magdalene

Also see the English-German version of this glossary.

Osterei, das (-er)  Easter egg
Osterferien, die (pl.)  Easter holiday, vacation
Osterfest, das  paschal festival, Easter
   See Passahfest below for more.
Osterglocke, die (-n) daffodil ("Easter bell") - See photo below.

Osterglocken (daffodils)  

Ostergottesdienst, der (-e) Easter service
Osterhase, das (-n)  Easter bunny
Osterkarte, die (-n)  Easter card
Osterlamm, das  paschal lamb
Ostermesse, die (-n)  Easter mass

Ostern, das (-)  Easter
   an/zu Ostern at Easter
   an Ostern  on Easter (Day)
   Frohe Ostern!  Happy Easter!
   Ein frohes Osterfest!  Happy Easter!

Palme, die (-n)  palm, palm tree
Palmsonntag, der Palm Sunday
   The Sunday before Easter gets its name from Jesus' entry into Jerusalem (der Einzug Jesu in Jerusalem) when palm branches were strewn before him.
Palmwedel, der  palm frond

Papst, der  the pope

Passah, das  paschal festival, Passover
Passahfest, das  paschal festival, Passover
   The terms “paschal” and Passah- are derived from Hebrew Pesach and Greek Pascha — and are related to the Jewish Passover.

Passahmahl, das  Passover meal (Seder)

Petersplatz, der St. Peter’s Square (in the Vatican)

Pfingsten, das  Pentecost, Whitsun
   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).

Rom, das  Rome
Römer, die (pl.)  the Romans

Tulpe, die (-n)  tulip

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