1 April 2018

pascha

Noun

(plural Paschas)

– Easter, the most important Christian religious feast.
– Orthodox Christian church services during the week preceding Easter.

Adjective

Pascha (not comparable)

Pertaining to Easter.

In the Orthodox Christian church, Pascha week is the week preceding Easter.

Etymology
From Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פסחא‎ (paskha), from Hebrew פסח‎ (pesakh).

Anagrams
Chapas, pachas

Today’s quote

Futility: Trying to use logic to get someone to change their minds about a belief that they didn’t arrive at using logic.

Wisdom: Knowing to just walk away.

– Rev. Mark Sandlin

On this day

1 April – April Fool’s Day.

1 April 1918 – the Royal Air Force is founded in England. It’s first planes were the Sopwith Pup, Sopwith Camel, Bristol F2B fighters, and Royal Aircraft Factory’s SE5s, which were used during World War I.

1 April 1999 – Europe adopts the Euro as a common currency.

1 April 2012 – Aung San Suu Kyi wins a Burma by-election. Suu Kyi had been under house arrest for around 20 years following the military take-over of Burma in 1990.