Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Happy Easter - Omniglot style


Hands down, the traditions of 'Semana Santa" are the ones that have always warmed my heart the most ever since I was a little girl. My first memories of attending Church and Holy week services were at Corpus Cristi Catholic Church in Miami. 
 
I came to the states with my family, like many, from Cuba when I was six months old; I take every opportunity to claim that I was one of the original Cuban political refugees to make the United States home. These were the 60's and my people and I were on a mission - the Cuban exodus. 
 
Nevertheless, as part of the flight to freedom, my family and I planted our migratory hopes and dreams into a duplex in 'la 35'. My abuela Mercedez coined that term; may she rest in peace.  We lived in walking distance from our place of worship.  I embrace a clear memory from age four attending mass in the back of the church in a special section designated to noisy infants and unruly children.  A giant glass window divorced us from all of the well behaved parishioners in the front.  I didn't take it personally then and I still don't.  I submit, this might be the reason that I have always groveled for front row seats any time and anywhere.
 
I didn't know it then, but we didn't have much money and the adults were struggling at every turn, but we still managed to exercise all the good 'Pascua' family traditions (entre o altar e a mesa) ranging from religious services to comida Americana and Cubana.  Today, we add some  culinaria Portuguesa to our pot luck.
 
Like Thanksgiving, I love Easter because of the good old fashioned family time shared and the many strolls through memory lane that get served at the table along with the fixings. And if my cousin Ileana or Lourdes read this, remember to sit down to the 'Ten Commandments' like we used to.  I no longer need to wait for it to show up on television - I have my very own copy.
 


And that is the celebratory disclaimer part of this narrative.  All kidding aside, Easter is the reason for this season, as they say.

However, before we arrive anywhere near the glorious Easter Sunday feast, we  first enter into darkness in shadows to the sound of chanting, readings and psalms of the Tenebrae ( Holy Wednesday); we  visit "Maundy or Holy Thursday," as we prepare to walk the path to the Place of the Skull.  We then reach apex  when Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last.
 Luke 23:46
 ...Now, we wait!
 

 
What comes next is the better part of the journey.  Out from the tomb arrives redemption, earthly renewal and a triumphant new beginning and that is just for starters -   The Greatest Story Ever Told. 

 

As for me, I love all of the services leading up to the Easter Vigil at my parish Immaculate Conception Church in Hialeah. What a shock?!  I anxiously await to begin the walk first in darkness and later with an explosive roar to a  great reveal of voices singing Gloria in Excelsis Deo! Its all gravy after that; party time!

This is hyperbolic at best, but I didn't want to leave anyone out - Wishing everyone a Happy Easter a-la-omniglot

Language
Gëzuar Pashkët
መልካም ፋሲካ (me’elkam fasika)
Arabic
(Lebanese)
El Maseeh Qam (Christ has risen)
Haqan Qam (Truly he has risen - rsp)
Aromanian
Hristolu s-aflà! (Christ has risen!)
Dealihea cà s-afla! (He has risen indeed! - rsp)
Assyrian
Ghyamta d'maran hoya brikhta
ঈস্টর এর শুভেচ্ছা নেবেন।
(easter er shubhechha neben)
शुभ ईस्टर (subh iistar)
Bikol
Maogmang Pagkabuhay na Liwat ni Kristo
Pask Seder
Христос Воскресе (Hristos Voskrese) Christ has risen
Воистина Воскресе (Voistina Voskrese) Truly, he has risen - reply
Честит Великден (Čestit Velikden)
Felis Påsgua
復活節快樂 (fuhkwuhtjit faailohk)
復活節快樂[复活节快乐] (fùhuójié kuàilè)
復活節快樂 (ho̍k-o̍ah-chat khòai-lo̍k)
Bona Pasqua
Häid lihavõttepühi
Gleðilig páskir
Vanuinui vinaka ni Siga ni Mate
Hyvää Pääsiäistä / Iloista pääsiäistä
Fröiliken poosche
Buine Pasche
Καλό πάσχα (Kaló pásha)
Χριστός ανέστη! (Hristós anésti) - Christ has Risen
Αληθώς ανέστη! (Alithós anésti) - Truly he has Risen (reply)
Bònn fèt pak
Hau ʻoli Pakoa, E ʻōlelo mālie
Hau'oli Ka La i Ala Hou ai Ka Haku
(chag pascha same'ach) חג פסחא שמח
शुभ ईस्टर (śubh īsṭar)
Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket! (Pleasant Easter Holidays!)
Áldott Húsvétot kívánok! (Wishing You a Blessed Easter!)
Selamat Paskah
Cáisc Shona Dhuit/Dhaoibh, Beannachtaí na Cásca
復活祭おめでとうございます (fukkatsu-sai omedetō gozaimasu)
イースターおめでとうございます (īsutā omedetō gozaimasu)
Jouaiyeux Pâques
Pasika Nziza
행복한 부활절이 되시길(haengpoghan puhwarcheori toesikir)
Su šventom velykom!
Sveiki sulaukę šventų velykų!
Среќен Велигден(Sreken Veligden)
Христос воскресе(Hristos voskrese) Christ has risen
Навистина воскресе (Navistina voskrese)
Truly, he has risen - rsp
ഈസ്റ്റര്ആശംസകള്‍! (iistar ashamsakal!)
L-Għid it-tajjeb
Caisht sonney dhyt
Ngā mihi o te Aranga
शुभ ईस्टर (śubh īsṭar)
Bon pasco
ښه او خوشحال اختر
(kha aw khushal akhtar)
(eide pak mobārak) عيد پاک مبارک
Boa Páscoa, Páscoa Feliz, Feliz Páscoa
ਈਸਟਰ ਖੁਸ਼ਿਯਾੰਵਾਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ (īsṭar khuśyāṅvālā hove)
Paşte Fericit
Hristos a inviat! (Christ has risen!)
Adevarat ca a inviat! (Truly, he has risen - rsp)
Христос воскрес(Xristos voskres) Christ resurrected
Воистину воскрес(Voistinu voskres) - reply - truly resurrected
Ia manuia le Eseta
Bona pasca
A' Chàisg sona
Христос васкрсе(Hristos vaskrse) - Christ resurrected
Ваистину васкрсе(Vaistina vaskrse) - truly resurrected (reply)
Bona Pasqua
සුභ පාස්කුවක් (subha paskuwak)
Easter wanaagsan
Heri kwa sikukuu ya Pasaka
Schöni Oschtere
Maligayang pasko ng pagkabuhay
ஈஸ்ட்டர் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்
(Easter nal vaazthukkal)
శుభ ఈస్ఠర్ (shubha eestar)
Feliz Paskua
ཡི་ཤུ་བསྐྱར་གསོའི་དུས་ཆེན་ལ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ།
ርሑስ በዓል ፋሲካ። (Rhus Be’al Fasika)
Hepi ista
Ma'u ha 'aho Pekia fiefia.
Lek me ech'an ti ta k'uxul orae
Malatsi a paseka aa itumedisang
Paskalya yortunuz kutlu olsun
(Note: most Turkish people are Muslims and do not celebrate Easter)
Христос Воскрес! (Khrystos Voskres!)
= Christ is Risen!
Воїстину Воскрес! (Voyistynu Voskres!)
= Truly He is Risen! - reply
З Великодніми святами(Z Velykodnimy sviatamy)
(eid mubarak) عید مبارک
Bona Pasqua
Volapük
Lesustanazäli yofik
Hüvvi munnõpühhi
Ẹ ku Ayọ Ajinde

 
Enjoy the Walk! The Walk to Emmaus! The Walk on Water! The 40 day Walk! And, Keep on Walking!

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