paschal

Relating to the Jewish festival of Passover or the Christian festival of Easter.

• 🇫🇷Relatif à la fête juive de Pâque (Pessah) ou à la fête chrétienne de Pâques.

1. Relating to Passover C2 formal

   Pertaining to the Jewish festival of Passover, which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

   • The family prepared the traditional paschal meal for the holiday.
   • The paschal lamb is a central symbol of the Passover celebration.
   • They read the paschal story from the Haggadah.

   🇫🇷relatif à la Pâque juive

2. Relating to Easter C2 formal

   Pertaining to the Christian festival of Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

   • The paschal candle is lit during the Easter Vigil service.
   • The choir sang a beautiful paschal hymn on Easter morning.
   • The paschal season lasts for fifty days until Pentecost.

   🇫🇷relatif à Pâques

   Synonymes: easter

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