Many Meanings of Pascua The Spanish word for Easter, *Pascua, *which is usually capitalized <http://the/%20Spanish%20word%20for%20Easter,%20Pascua%20%28usually,%20but%20not%20always,%20capitalized%29,%20is%20interesting%20for%20the%20fact%20that%20it%20doesn%27t%20always%20refer%20to%20the%20Christian%20holy%20day%20commemorating%20the%20Resurrection%20of%20Christ.%20As%20a%20word%20derived%20from%20the%20Hebrew%20pesah,%20it,%20like%20the%20English%20cognate%20%22paschal,%22%20originally%20referred%20to%20the%20Jewish%20Passover,%20a%20commemoration%20of%20the%20exodus%20from%20Egypt%20%E2%80%94%20and%20still%20does.%20Over%20the%20centuries,%20it%20came%20to%20refer%20to%20various%20religious%20festival%20days%20in%20general,%20and%20thus%20can%20refer%20as%20well%20to%20Easter,%20Christmas,%20Epiphany%20%28the%20appearance%20of%20the%20Magi,%20traditionally%20celebrated%20Jan.%206%29%20and%20Pentecost%20%28commemorating%20the%20dramatic%20appearance%20of%20the%20Holy%20Spirit%20to%20the%20early%20Christians,%20a%20day%20observed%20seven%20Sundays%20after%20Easter%29.%20%20Pascua%20can%20stand%20alone%20to%20mean%20any%20one%20of%20those%20days%20when%20the%20context%20makes%20its%20meaning%20clear.%20Often,%20however,%20the%20term%20Pascua%20jud%C3%ADa%20is%20used%20to%20refer%20to%20the%20Passover,%20and%20Pascua%20de%20Resurrecci%C3%B3n%20to%20refer%20to%20Easter.>, did not always refer to the Christian holy day commemorating the Resurrection of Christ. The word predates Christianity and originally refers to a holy day of the ancient Hebrews. And these days, in context, it can refer to religious holidays other than Easter, even Christmas.
In addition to holidays, the word *Pascua* can also be used in common Spanish idiomatic expressions, like the English expression, "once in a blue moon," translated into Spanish as, *de Pascuas a Ramos*. On Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 2:24:36 AM UTC+5:30 nabha wrote: > strangely it is called "Flor de Pascua", = "Easter flower" in spanish. > On the Island of Madeira I saw them growing wild and huge, and red as > well as yellow. > > Am 29.06.2011 16:17, schrieb Ushadi micromini: > > yes, poinsettia, given as gifts on christmas in north american > > countries... > > comes in 40 cultivars... different colors and branching patterns and > > maturity dates > > that can be suited for all the 50 states and canada... are grown... > > > > This spectacular show is thanks to a virus called Phytoplasma.... > > > > Poinsett introduced it in 1825 to USA from Mexico, where legend says > > that > > the poinsettia became associated with Christmas because the Mexicans > > regarded it as symbolic of the Star of Bethlehem, after the jesuit > > priests had been > > preaching and converting natives in Mexico in the 17th and 18th > > century... > > > > enjoy > > Usha di > > ======== > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 29, 11:09 am, mani nair<mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear friends, > >> > >> Sending photos of Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima ) . This is also > known > >> as Christmas tree as the bracts appear during the Christmas time. > >> > >> Place : Mount Abu, Rajasthan > >> Date : 13th November 2010 > >> Time : 7.00 a.m. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Mani. > >> > >> Christ.jpg > >> 118KViewDownload > >> > >> christ2.jpg > >> 88KViewDownload > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/c93d49ca-f261-42c1-8043-c0904cf25d99n%40googlegroups.com.
