Christos Anesti

Christianity Today, April 2009

Christos Anesti!

In the 2002 film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," lead character Toula Portokalos explains to Ian, her non-Greek fiancee, that "Christos Anesti" (a traditional greeting within the Orthodox Church) is Greek for "Happy Easter."

Not exactly. Christos Anesti doesn't really translate Happy Easter. Christos Anesti literally means Christ is risen.

Almost two thousand years ago, Christians in the early church greeted each other with the triumphant Christos Anesti! Christ is risen - He is risen indeed!

In the polyglot that is Los Angeles, tomorrow believers from around the world will greeting each other with:

Christ is risen

그리스도 께서 살아나셨입니다

Cristo ha resucitado

基督復活了

Christ est ressuscité

キリストがよみがえって

Kristo ay nabuhay

مسیح می باشد افزایش یافته است

Hristos a înviat

המשיח קם

Chúa Kitô đã sống lại

المسيح قام حقا قام

Христос воскрес

Քրիստոս յարեաւ ի մեռելոց՜

Happy Easter

Christos Anesti

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