French Easter vocabulary
Learn and practice French Easter vocabulary in this post. Easter, also called Pascua or Resurrection Sunday is an important day commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Easter’s date changes every year: it occurs on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox – so somewhere between 22 March and 25 April.
The week immediately preceding Easter (Sunday to Saturday) is called Holy Week. Here’s all the French vocabulary you need to celebrate this Christian period of renewal
French Easter – Flashcards
Vocabulary : EASTER
| English | English | French |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easter | les Pâques |
| 2 | Happy Easter! | Joyeuses Pâques ! Bonnes Pâques ! |
| 3 | Passover | la Pâque |
| 4 | spring | le printemps |
| 5 | Lent | le carême |
| 6 | Holy Week | la Semaine Sainte |
| 7 | Palm Sunday | dimanche des Rameaux Pâques fleuries |
| 8 | Shrove Tuesday | mardi gras |
| 9 | Ash Wednesday | mercredi des Cendres |
| 10 | Maundy Thursday | jeudi saint |
| 11 | Good Friday | vendredi saint |
| 12 | Easter Sunday | le dimanche de Pâques |
| 13 | Easter Day | le jour de Pâques |
| 14 | Easter Monday | lundi de Pâques |
Important Dates List
JANUARY
1. A story for March: Une histoire pour mars
2. New Year: Nouvel an (Test)
3. Birthday: Anniversaire (Test)
FEBRUARY
1. A story for February:
Une histoire pour février
2. Valentine’s Day :
La Saint-Valentin (Reading)
MARCH
1. A story for March:
Une histoire pour mars
2. St Patrick’s Day :
La Saint-Patrick (Reading)
3. Spring : Le printemps
4. International day of the “francophonie”:
Journée de la francophonie
APRIL
1. A story for April:
Une histoire pour avril
2. Holy Week French Vocabulary:
La Semaine Sainte
3. Easter : Pâques
MAY
1. A story for May: Une histoire pour mai
JUNE
1. A story for June: Une histoire pour juin
2. Summer : L’été (Test)
JULY
1. A story for July: Une histoire pour juillet
2. Canada Day Vocabulary:
La fête du Canada
OCTOBER
1. Thanksgiving : Action de grâce
NOVEMBER
1. Remembrance day: Se souvenir
DECEMBER
1. Christmas : Joyeux Noël (Test)
2. The stages of life : Les étapes de la vie
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les pâques