The '''Paschal greeting''' is a custom among Orthodox Christians, consisting of a greeting and response. Instead of "hello" or its equivalent, one is to greet another person with "Christ is Risen!" . The response is "Truly, He is risen!" (or "Indeed, He is risen!"). This greeting is used during liturgical services and informally at other times, starting with the [[feast]] of [[Pascha]] and lasting until [[Ascension]], – the period known as the ''Paschal season'' or ''Paschaltide''.

In practice, this custom greeting is usually restricted in use typically used only with people that one already knows are Orthodox. In some cultures (e.g., for example in Russia), it was also customary to exchange a triple kiss after the greeting. It is not uncommon for Orthodox Christians to often compile lists of the greeting in various languages, as it is used around the world, and these are sometimes recited in church or in other formal settings as an act of Orthodox unity across languages and cultures.

==The Paschal greeting around the world=Indo–European languages===*Indo-European languagesGreek – Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! (Khristós anésti! Alithós anésti!)**Germanic languages***West Germanic Slavic languages****Anglic languages[[Church Slavonic]] – Христосъ воскресе! Воистину воскресе! (Khristos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese!)**East Slavic***English - Christ is risenRussian – Христос воскресе! Truly, He is RisenВоистину воскресе!(Khristos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese!)***Belarusian – Хрыстос уваскрос! Сапраўды ўваскрос! (Khrystos uvaskros! Saprawdy wvaskros!) ***Old English (Anglo-Saxon) - Crist arasUkrainian – Христос воскрес! Crist sodhlice arasВоістину воскрес! (Lit: Christ aroseKhrystos voskres! Christ surely aroseVoistynu voskres!)******Middle English - Crist is arisenRusyn – Хрістос воскрес! Воістину воскрес! (Hristos voskres! Arisen he sotheVoistynu voskres!)**South Slavic***Iyaric Patwa - Krestos a uprisinBulgarian – Христос възкресе! Воистина възкресе! Seen, him a uprisin fe tru(Khristos vozkrese! Voistina vozkrese!)****Frisian - Kristus is opstienSerbian – Христос васкрсе! Ваистину васкрсе! Wis is er opstien(Khristos vaskrse!Vaistinu vaskrse!)****High German*****German - Christus ist auferstandenCroatian – Krist uskrsnu! Er ist wahrhaftig auferstandenUistinu uskrsnu!**West Slavic***Yiddish - Der Meschiache undzer iz geshtanenCzech – Kristus vstal z mrtvých! Avade er iz ufgeshtanenVpravdě vstal z mrtvých!****Low German**Slovak – Kristus vstal z mŕtvych! Skutočne vstal (z mŕtvych)!***Dutch - Christus is opgestaanPolish – Chrystus zmartwychwstał! Hij is waarlijk opgestaanPrawdziwie zmartwychwstał! *****Afrikaans - Kristus het opgestaanAlbanian (Tosk) – Krishti u ngjall! Hom het waarlik opgestaanVërtet u ngjall!***North Germanic languages****Danish - Kristus er opstandenArmenian – Քրիստոս հարյա՜վ ի մեռելոց: Օրհնյա՜լ է Հարությունը Քրիստոսի: (Khristos haryav i merelotz! Sandelig Han er OpstandenOrhnyal e Harouthyoune Khristosi!****Icelandic - Kristur er upprisinn) – (Lit: Christ is risen! Hann er vissulega upprisinnBlessed is the resurrection of Christ!) *Germanic languages**West Germanic***Norwegian - Kristus er oppstandenEnglish – "Christ is risen! Han er sannelig oppstandenTruly, He is risen!****Swedish - Kristus är uppstånden" ''or'' "Christ is risen! JaIndeed, Han är verkligen uppståndenHe is risen!**Italic languages***Latin - Christus resurrexit" ''or'' "Christ is risen! Resurrexit vereHe is risen, indeed!"***Romance languages****Italian - Cristo è risorto! È veramente risortoOld English (Anglo–Saxon) – Crist aras!****Catalan - Crist ha ressuscitatsodhlice aras! Veritablement ha ressuscitat(Lit: Christ arose!****French - Le Christ est ressuscité! Vraiment Il est ressuscitésurely arose!)****Portuguese - Cristo ressuscitouMiddle English – Crist is arisen! Verdadeiramente ressuscitouArisen he sothe!****Romanian - Hristos Iyaric Patwa – Krestos a înviatuprisin! Adevărat Seen, him a înviatuprisin fe tru!****Spanish - Cristo ha resucitadoGerman – Christus ist auferstanden! Verdaderamente, ha resucitadoEr ist wahrhaftig auferstanden!**Slavic languages***Church Slavonic - Dutch – Christus is opgestaan! Hij is waarlijk opgestaan! (Christos VoskreseNetherlands) ''or'' Christus is verrezen! Voistinu VoskreseHij is waarlijk verrezen!(Belgium)***EastAfrikaans – Christus het opgestaan! Hy het waarlik opgestaan!****Russian - Христос ВоскресеFrisian – Kristus is opstien! Воистину Воскресе! (Khristos VoskreseWis is er opstien! Voistinu Voskrese!)****Belarusian - Хрыстос уваскросYiddish – Der Meschiache undzer iz geshtanen! Сапраўды ўваскросAvade er iz ufgeshtanen! (Khrystos Uvaskros! Saprawdy Wvaskros!) ****Ukrainian - Христос Воскрес! Воістину Воскрес! (Khrystos Voskres! Voistynu Voskres!)North Germanic***SouthSwedish – Kristus är uppstånden! Han är sannerligen uppstånden!****Bulgarian - Христос ВозкресеDanish – Kristus er opstanden! Воистина ВозкресеSandelig Han er Opstanden! (Christos Vozkrese***Norwegian – Kristus er oppstanden! Voistina VozkreseHan er sannelig oppstanden!)****Serbian - Христос ВоскресеIcelandic – Kristur er upprisinn! Ваистину ВоскресеHann er sannarlega upprisinn! (Christos Voskrese! Vaistinu Voskrese!) ***WestItalic languages****Czech - Kristus vstal z mrtvýchLatin – Christus resurrexit! Vpravdě vstal z mrtvýchResurrexit vere!****Slovak - Kristus vstal zmŕtvych! Skutočne vstal!Romance languages****Polish - Chrystus ZmartwychwstałRomanian – Hristos a înviat! Zaprawdę ZmartwychwstałAdevărat a înviat!**Baltic languages***Lithuanian Istro- Kristus prisikėlėRomanian dialect – Uscrâsnit–å Isus Crist! Tikrai prisikėlėZaista uscrâsnit–å!**Celtic languages***Goidelic languagesMacedo-Romanian (Aromanian) dialect – Hristolu anyie! De–alihea anyie!****Old Irish Megleno- Asréracht CrístRomanian dialect – Hristos anghii! Asréracht Hé-som co dearbIstana anghii!****Irish - Tá Críost éiritheFrench – Le Christ est ressuscité! Go deimhin, tá sé éiritheEn verité il est ressuscité! ''or'' Le Christ est ressuscité! Vraiment il est ressuscité!****Manx - Taw Creest EreenItalian – Cristo è risorto! Taw Shay Ereen GuhdyneÈ veramente risorto!***Spanish – ¡Cristo ha resucitado! ¡En verdad ha resucitado!**Scots Gaelic - Tha Crìosd air èiridh*Portuguese – Cristo ressuscitou! Gu dearbh, tha e air èiridhEm verdade ressuscitou!***Brythonic languagesCatalan – Crist ha ressuscitat! Veritablement ha ressuscitat!****Breton - Dassoret eo KristGalician – Cristo resucitou! E wirionez dassoret eoDe verdade resucitou!****Welsh - Atgyfododd Provençal – Lo Cristes ressuscitat! Yn wir atgyfododdEn veritat es ressuscitat!**Indo-Iranian languages*Romansh – Cristo es rinaschieu! In varded, el es rinaschieu!***Indic languagesSardinian – Cristu est resuscitadu! Aberu est resuscitadu!****Sanskrit - (Krista uttitahaSicilian – Cristu arrivisciutu esti! Satvam uttitahaPibbiru arrivisciutu esti!)***Walloon – Li Crist a raviké! Il a raviké podbon! *Southern ZoneBaltic languages**Latvian – Kristus (ir) augšāmcēlies! Patiesi viņš ir augšāmcēlies!***Marathi - (Yeshu Khrist uthla aheLithuanian – Kristus prisikėlė! Kharokhar uthla aheTikrai prisikėlė!) *Celtic languages*Albanian (Tosk) - Krishti u ngjall*Goidelic***Old Irish – Asréracht Críst! Vërtet u ngjallAsréracht Hé–som co dearb!**Armenian - Քրիստոս յարեաւ ի մեռելոց՜ Օրհնեալ է յայտնութիւնն Քրիստոսի՜ (Christos harjav i merelotz*Irish – Tá Críost éirithe! Orhniale harutjun ChristosiGo deimhin, tá sé éirithe! -- Christ is risen***Manx – Taw Creest Ereen! Blessed is the resurrection of ChristTaw Shay Ereen Guhdyne!)**Greek - Χριστός Ανέστη*Scottish Gaelic – Tha Crìosd air èiridh! Αληθώς ΑνέστηGu dearbh, tha e air èiridh! (Christos Anesti! Aleithos Anesti!)*Altaic languages*Brythonic**Turkish - Hristós diril-Dí*Breton – Dassoret eo Krist! Hakíkatén diril-DíE wirionez dassoret eo!*Austronesian languages**Malayo-PolynesianCornish – Thew Creest dassorez! En weer thewa dassorez!***WesternWelsh – Atgyfododd Crist! Yn wir atgyfododd! *Indo–Iranian languages***Chamorro - La'la'i i KristoPersian – !مسیح برخاسته است! به راستی برخاسته است (Masih barkhaste ast! Magahet na luma'la' i KristoBe rasti barkhaste ast!)****Filipino Hindi – येसु मसीह ज़िन्दा हो गया है! हाँ यक़ीनन, वोह ज़िन्दा हो गया है! (TagalogYesu Masih zinda ho gaya hai! Haan yaqeenan, woh zinda ho gaya hai!) - Si Cristo ay nabuhay**Urdu – !یسوع مسیح زندہ ہو گیا ہے! ہاں یقیناً، وہ زندہ ہو گیا ہے (Yesu Masih zinda ho gaya hai! Siya nga ay nabuhayHaan yaqeenan, woh zinda ho gaya hai!)****Indonesian - Kristus sudah bangkitMarathi – Yeshu Khrist uthla ahe! Kharokhar uthla ahe! Dia benar sudah bangkit.***Central-EasternSanskrit – Krista uttitaha! Satvam uttitaha! ===Afro-Asiatic languages===*Semitic languages***Carolinian Arabic (standard) – !المسيح قام! حقا قام (al- Lios a melau sefalMasīḥ qām! Meipung, a mahan sefalḤaqqan qām!) ''or'' !المسيح قام! بالحقيقة قام (al-Masīḥ qām! Bi-l-ḥaqīqati qām!)**Aramaic languages***Hawaiian - Ua ala hou ´o kristoSyriac – !ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܡ! ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܩܡ (Mshiḥa qām! Ua ala ´i ´o no ´oiaSharīrāīth qām!*Basque - Cristo Berbistua''or'' Mshiḥo Qom! Benatan BerbistuaShariroith Qom!)*Dravidian languages**Malayalam Neo- Syriac – !ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܡܠܗ! ܒܗܩܘܬܐ ܩܡܠܗ (Christu uyirthezhunnettuMshikha qimlih! Theerchayayum uyirthezhunnettuBhāqota qimlih!)*Eskimo-Aleut languages**Aleut Turoyo- Kristus aq ungwektaqSyriac – !ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܝܡ! ܫܪܥܪܐܝܬ ܩܝܡ (Mshiḥo qāyem! Pichinuq ungwektaqShariroith qāyem!)**Ethiopian languages**Yupik - Xris-tusaq Ung-uixtuq! Iluumun Ung-uixtuq!*Japanese - ハリストス復活！実に復活！ Tigrigna – (Harisutosu fukkatsuChristos tensiou! Jitsu ni fukkatsuBahake tensiou!)*Korean - 그리스도께서 부활하셨습니다! 참으로 부활하셨습니다! **Amharic – (Kristo Gesso Buhwal ha sho sumnidaKristos Tenestwal! Chamuro Buhwal ha sho sumnidaBergit Tenestwal!)*Na-Dené languages**Athabaskan languagesHebrew (modern) – !המשיח קם! באמת קם (HaMashiach qam! Be'emet qam!)***Navajo - Christ daaztsáádééMaltese – Kristu qam! Huwa qam tassew! '' náádiidzáá! Tor'áá aaníí, daaztsáádéé' náádiidzááKristu qam mill-mewt! Huwa qam tassew! *Egyptian*Tlingit - Xristos Kuxwoo-digoot*Coptic – ΠιχρίςΤος αϥτωΝϥ! ϦΕΝ οΥΜεθΜΗι αϥτωΝϥ! (Pikhristos Aftonf! Xegaa-kux Kuxwoo-digootKhen oumethmi aftonf!) ===Caucasian languages===*Niger-Congo languagesKartvelian**Lugandan Kristo AzukkideGeorgian – ქრისტე აღსდგა! Kweli Azukkideჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა!**Swahili - Kristo Amefufukka(Kriste agsdga! Kweli AmefufukkaCheshmaritad agsdga!) *Quechuan LanguagesNorthwest Caucasian**Quechua - Cristo causarimpunña! Ciertopuni causarimpunña!Abkhazian – Kyrsa Dybzaheit! Itzzabyrgny Dybzaheit! *Afro-Asiatic ===Dravidian languages===**Semitic languagesMalayalam – ക്രിസ്തു ഉയിര്‍ത്തെഴുന്നേറ്റു! തീര്‍ച്ചയായും ഉയിര്‍ത്തെഴുന്നേറ്റു! (Christu uyirthezhunnettu! Theerchayayum uyirthezhunnettu!)***Central Semitic Tamil - கிறிஸ்து உயிர்த்தெழுந்தார், மெய்யாகவே அவர் உயிர்த்தெழுந்தார். (Kirsthu ujirthu elunthar! Unmaiyagave ujirthu elunthar!) ===Eskimo–Aleut languages===****Aramaic languagesAleut - Kristusaq Aglagikuk! Angangulakan Aglagikuk!*****Syriac - Alutiq (Meshiha qamKodiak Aleut) – Kristusaq ungwektaq! Bashrira qamPichinuq ungwektaq!)****South Central Semitic Yupik – Xris-tusaq Ung-uixtuq! Iluumun Ung-uixtuq! ===Mayan languages===*Tzotzil – Icha'kuxi Kajvaltik Kristo! Ta melel icha'kuxi!****Arabic Tzeltal – Cha'kuxaj Kajwaltik Kristo! Ta melel cha'kuxaj! ===Austronesian languages===*Malayo-Polynesian**Western***Arabic Filipino (Fus'hah, i.e., "standard"Tagalog) - (Al-Masih-Qam– Si Kristo ay nabuhay! Hakkan QamTotoo!)Siya nga ay nabuhay!***Indonesian – Kristus telah bangkit! Dia benar-benar telah bangkit!***Maltese - Kristu qamKapampangan – Y Cristo sinubli yang mebie! Huwa qam tassew Sinubli ya pin mebie!*****Canaanite languages******Hebrew (modern) - (Ha Masheeha houh kamCebuano – Si Kristo nabanhaw! A ken kamMatuod nga Siya nabanhaw!)***South Semitic languagesChamorro – La'la'i i Kristo! Magahet na luma'la' i Kristo!****Ethiopian languagesCentral–Eastern*****North Ethiopian languagesCarolinian – Lios a melau sefal! Meipung, a mahan sefal!***Hawaiian – Ua ala hou ʻo Kristo! Ua ala ʻiʻo nō ʻo Ia!***Tigrigna - (Christos tensiouFijian – Na Karisito tucake tale! Io sa tucake tale! Bahake tensiou!)*****South Ethiopian Malagasy – Nitsangana tamin'ny maty i Kristy! Nitsangana marina tokoa izy! ===Na-Dené languages===*Athabaskan*****Amharic - (Kristos TenestwalNavajo – Christ daaztsą́ą́dę́ę́ʼ náádiidzáá! Bergit TenestwalTʼáá aaníí daaztsą́ą́dę́ę́ʼ náádiidzáá!)*SinoTlingit – Xristos Kuxwoo-Tibetan languages**Mandarin digoot! Xegaa- 基督復活了 他確實復活了 (Jīdū fùhuó le; tā quèshí fùhuó lekux Kuxwoo-digoot!)*South Caucasian ===Niger–Congo languages===**Georgian - ქრისტე აღსდგაGikuyu – Kristo ni muriuku! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგაNi muriuku nema! (Kriste aghsdga*Igbo – Jésu Krísti Ébilíwõ! Cheshmaritad aghsdgaÉzia õ´ Bilíwõ!)*Uralic languagesLugandan – Kristo Azukkide! Kweli Azukkide!*Swahili – Kristo Amefufukka! Kweli Amefufukka! ===Turkic languages===*Estonian - Kristus on ülestõusnudTurkish – Hristós diril–Dí! Tõesti on ülestõusnudHakíkatén diril–Dí!**Finnish - Kristus nousi kuolleistaAzeri – Məsih dirildi! Totisesti nousiHəqiqətən dirildi!**Hungarian - Krisztus feltámadtChuvash – Христос чĕрĕлнĕ! Чăн чĕрĕлнĕ! (Khristós chərəlnə! Valóban feltámadtChæn chərəlnə!)*Unclassified**A Nigerian language Uyghur – !ئەيسا تىرىلدى! ھەقىقەتىنلا تىرىلدى (of many spoken thereƏysa tirildi! Ⱨəⱪiⱪətinla tirildi!) - Jésu Krísti Ébilíwõ! Ézia õ´ Bilíwõ!*Constructed languages**Esperanto - Kristo leviĝis! Vere Li leviĝis ===Uralic languages===*Estonian – Kristus on üles tõusnud! Tõesti, Ta on üles tõusnud!*Finnish – Kristus nousi kuolleista! Totisesti nousi!*Hungarian – Krisztus feltámadt! Valóban feltámadt!*Meadow Mari – Христос ылыж кынелын! Чынак ылыж кынелын! ===Other living languages===*Basque – Cristo Berbistua! Benatan Berbistua! *Japanese – ハリストス復活！実に復活！ (Harisutosu fukkatsu! Jitsu ni fukkatsu!) *Korean – 그리스도께서 부활하셨습니다! 참으로 부활하셨습니다! (Kristo Gesso Buhwal ha sho sumnida! Chamuro Buhwal ha sho sumnida!) *Mandarin Chinese – 基督復活了 他確實復活了 (Jīdū fùhuó le! Tā quèshí fùhuó le!) *Quechua – Cristo causarimpunña! Ciertopuni causarimpunña! ===Constructed languages===*Esperanto – Kristo leviĝis! Vere Li leviĝis!*Ido – Kristo riviveskabas! Ya Il rivivesakabas!*Interlingua – Christo ha resurgite! Vermente ille ha resurgite! ''or'' Christo ha resurrecte! Vermente ille ha resurrecte!**Quenya - – [[Image:Pascha_Tengwar.png|Tengwar Rendering]] (Ortanne Laivino! Anwa ortanne Laivino!)