Why don't you explain that Pascua is the same as Passover?
The question is Biblical.
Why don't you explain that Pascua is the same as Passover? refering to the nation of Israel, when they were in Egypt, they put blood on their doorframe, the angel of the Lord pastover, didn't kill the oldest son, as happened to the Egyptians.
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Why do you ask that? That is pretty much the explanation I give when people ask me what it means.
I actually just looked into this about a month ago, there is a word for the Jewish passover that is used to diferenciate it from 'easter' or pascua as we know it today.
You can call the passover either: pascua judío or el pésaj is taken from the hebrew word for the passover.
Actually as we have discussed here Pascua can refer to more than the Passover celebration. [related to Christmas]. Are you seeking a translation of that question?
Here is an example that I hadn't seen before from a Wiki article on Pascua.
El paso del mar Rojo
La pascua se relaciona también con el «paso» del Mar Rojo, que según la Biblia sucedió inmediatamente después de la salida de los esclavos judíos de Egipto:
Seiscientos mil hombres a pie, sin contar los niños. También salió con ellos una inmensa muchedumbre de gente de toda clase, y grandes rebaños de ovejas y vacas. Éxodo 14.5-30
Because it is not the same. As Far as I know in the western world " Pascua" is what we refer to as Easter.
"Pesach" Is the Jewish word for passover, the two holidays have quite different meanings to the two religions
