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! Wis is er opstienВаистину васкрсе!(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! Hy 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***Norwegian - Kristus er oppstanden! Han er sannelig oppstanden!West Germanic****Swedish - Kristus är uppståndenEnglish – "Christ is risen! JaTruly, Han är verkligen uppståndenHe is risen!" ''or'' "Christ is risen!**Italic languages***Latin - Christus ResurrexitIndeed, He is risen!" ''or'' "Christ is risen! Vere ResurrexitHe is risen, indeed!"***Romance languages*Old English (Anglo–Saxon) – Crist aras! Crist sodhlice aras! (Lit: Christ arose! Christ surely arose!)****Italian - Cristo è risortoMiddle English – Crist is arisen! È veramente risortoArisen he sothe!****Catalan - Crist ha ressuscitatIyaric Patwa – Krestos a uprisin! Veritablement ha ressuscitatSeen, him a uprisin fe tru!***German – Christus ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaftig auferstanden!*French - Le Christ est ressuscité! Vraiment Il est ressuscité!****Portuguese - Cristo ressuscitouDutch – Christus is opgestaan! Verdadeiramente ressuscitouHij is waarlijk opgestaan!****Romanian - Hristos a înviat(Netherlands) ''or'' Christus is verrezen! Adevărat a înviatHij is waarlijk verrezen!(Belgium)****Spanish - Cristo ha resucitadoAfrikaans – Christus het opgestaan! Verdaderamente, ha resucitadoHy het waarlik opgestaan!**Slavic languages*Frisian – Kristus is opstien! Wis is er opstien!***[[Church Slavonic]] - (Christos VoskreseYiddish – Der Meschiache undzer iz geshtanen! Voistinu VoskreseAvade er iz ufgeshtanen!)***EastNorth Germanic****Russian - Христос ВоскресеSwedish – Kristus är uppstånden! Воистину ВоскресеHan är sannerligen uppstånden! (Khristos Voskrese***Danish – Kristus er opstanden! Voistinu VoskreseSandelig Han er Opstanden!)****Belarusian - Хрыстос уваскросNorwegian – Kristus er oppstanden! Сапраўды ўваскросHan er sannelig oppstanden! (Khrystos Uvaskros! Saprawdy Wvaskros!) ****Ukrainian - Христос ВоскресIcelandic – Kristur er upprisinn! Воістину ВоскресHann er sannarlega upprisinn! (Khrystos Voskres *Italic languages**Latin – Christus resurrexit! Voistynu VoskresResurrexit vere!)***SouthRomance languages****Bulgarian - Христос ВозкресеRomanian – Hristos a înviat! Воистина Возкресе! (Christos Vozkrese! Voistina VozkreseAdevărat a înviat!)****Serbian Istro- Христос ВоскресеRomanian dialect – Uscrâsnit–å Isus Crist! Ваистину ВоскресеZaista uscrâsnit–å! (Christos Voskrese! Vaistinu Voskrese!)***West****Czech Macedo- Kristus vstal z mrtvýchRomanian (Aromanian) dialect – Hristolu anyie! Vpravdě vstal z mrtvýchDe–alihea anyie!****Slovak Megleno- Kristus vstal zmŕtvychRomanian dialect – Hristos anghii! Skutočne vstalIstana anghii!****Polish - Chrystus zmartwychwstałFrench – Le Christ est ressuscité! En verité il est ressuscité! ''or'' Le Christ est ressuscité! Prawdziwie zmartwychwstałVraiment il est ressuscité!**Baltic languages***Lithuanian - Kristus prisikėlėItalian – Cristo è risorto! Tikrai prisikėlėÈ veramente risorto!**Celtic languages*Spanish – ¡Cristo ha resucitado! ¡En verdad ha resucitado!***Goidelic languagesPortuguese – Cristo ressuscitou! Em verdade ressuscitou!****Old Irish - Asréracht CrístCatalan – Crist ha ressuscitat! Asréracht Hé-som co dearbVeritablement ha ressuscitat!****Irish - Tá Críost éiritheGalician – Cristo resucitou! Go deimhin, tá sé éiritheDe verdade resucitou!****Manx - Taw Creest EreenProvençal – Lo Crist es ressuscitat! Taw Shay Ereen GuhdyneEn veritat es ressuscitat!****Scots Gaelic - Tha Crìosd air èiridhRomansh – Cristo es rinaschieu! Gu dearbhIn varded, tha e air èiridhel es rinaschieu!***Brythonic languagesSardinian – Cristu est resuscitadu! Aberu est resuscitadu!***Sicilian – Cristu arrivisciutu esti! Pibbiru arrivisciutu esti!***Breton - Dasorc'het eo Krist Walloon – Li Crist a raviké! E wirionez eo dasorc'het Il a raviké podbon! *Baltic languages**Latvian – Kristus (ir) augšāmcēlies! Patiesi viņš ir augšāmcēlies!**Welsh - Atgyfododd CristLithuanian – Kristus prisikėlė! Yn wir atgyfododdTikrai prisikėlė! **Indo-Iranian Celtic languages***Indic languagesGoidelic***Old Irish – Asréracht Críst! Asréracht Hé–som co dearb!*Sanskrit - (Krista uttitaha**Irish – Tá Críost éirithe! Satvam uttitahaGo deimhin, tá sé éirithe!)****Southern Zone*****Marathi - (Yeshu Khrist uthla aheManx – Taw Creest Ereen! Kharokhar uthla aheTaw Shay Ereen Guhdyne!)**Albanian (Tosk) - Krishti u ngjall*Scottish Gaelic – Tha Crìosd air èiridh! Vërtet u ngjallGu dearbh, tha e air èiridh!**Armenian - Քրիստոս յարեաւ ի մեռելոց՜ Օրհնեալ է յայտնութիւնն Քրիստոսի՜ (Christos harjav i merelotzBrythonic***Breton – Dassoret eo Krist! Orhniale harutjun ChristosiE wirionez dassoret eo! -- Christ is risen***Cornish – Thew Creest dassorez! Blessed is the resurrection of ChristEn weer thewa dassorez!)**Greek - Χριστός Ανέστη*Welsh – Atgyfododd Crist! Αληθώς ΑνέστηYn wir atgyfododd! (Christos Anesti! Aleithos Anesti!) *Altaic Indo–Iranian languages**Turkish - Hristós diril-DíPersian – ! Hakíkatén diril-Díمسیح برخاسته است!*Austronesian languagesبه راستی برخاسته است (Masih barkhaste ast! Be rasti barkhaste ast!)**Malayo-PolynesianHindi – येसु मसीह ज़िन्दा हो गया है! हाँ यक़ीनन, वोह ज़िन्दा हो गया है! (Yesu Masih zinda ho gaya hai! Haan yaqeenan, woh zinda ho gaya hai!)***Western****Chamorro - La'la'i i KristoUrdu – !یسوع مسیح زندہ ہو گیا ہے! ہاں یقیناً، وہ زندہ ہو گیا ہے (Yesu Masih zinda ho gaya hai! Magahet na luma'la' i KristoHaan yaqeenan, woh zinda ho gaya hai!)****Filipino (Tagalog) - Si Cristo ay nabuhayMarathi – Yeshu Khrist uthla ahe! Siya nga ay nabuhayKharokhar uthla ahe!****Indonesian - Kristus sudah bangkitSanskrit – Krista uttitaha! Satvam uttitaha! Dia benar sudah bangkit.***Central===Afro-EasternAsiatic languages===*Semitic languages***Carolinian - Lios a melau sefalArabic (standard) – ! Meipung, a mahan sefalالمسيح قام!****Hawaiian حقا قام (al- Ua ala aʻe nei ʻo KristoMasīḥ qām! Ua ala ʻiʻo nō ʻo IaḤaqqan qām!) ''or'' !المسيح قام!*Basque بالحقيقة قام (al- Cristo BerbistuaMasīḥ qām! Benatan BerbistuaBi-l-ḥaqīqati qām!)*Dravidian *Aramaic languages**Malayalam - *Syriac – !ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܡ! ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܩܡ (Christu uyirthezhunnettuMshiḥa qām! Sharīrāīth qām! ''or'' Mshiḥo Qom! Theerchayayum uyirthezhunnettuShariroith Qom!)*Eskimo-Aleut languages**Aleut Neo- Kristus aq ungwektaqSyriac – ! Pichinuq ungwektaqܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܡܠܗ! ܒܗܩܘܬܐ ܩܡܠܗ (Mshikha qimlih! Bhāqota qimlih!)**Yupik *Turoyo- Xris-tusaq Ung-uixtuqSyriac – !ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܝܡ! ܫܪܥܪܐܝܬ ܩܝܡ (Mshiḥo qāyem! Iluumun Ung-uixtuqShariroith qāyem!)*Japanese - ハリストス復活！実に復活！ *Ethiopian languages***Tigrigna – (Harisutosu fukkatsuChristos tensiou! Jitsu ni fukkatsuBahake tensiou!)*Korean - 그리스도께서 부활하셨습니다**Amharic – (Kristos Tenestwal! 참으로 부활하셨습니다! (Kristo Gesso Buhwal ha sho sumnida! Chamuro Buhwal ha sho sumnidaBergit Tenestwal!)*Na-Dené languages**Athabaskan languages***Navajo - Christ daaztsáádéé' náádiidzááHebrew (modern) – !המשיח קם! באמת קם (HaMashiach qam! TBe'áá aaníí, daaztsáádéé' náádiidzááemet qam!)**Tlingit - Xristos KuxwooMaltese – Kristu qam! Huwa qam tassew! ''or'' Kristu qam mill-digootmewt! Xegaa-kux Kuxwoo-digootHuwa qam tassew! *Niger-Congo languagesEgyptian**Lugandan Kristo AzukkideCoptic – ΠιχρίςΤος αϥτωΝϥ! Kweli AzukkideϦΕΝ οΥΜεθΜΗι αϥτωΝϥ!**Swahili - Kristo Amefufukka(Pikhristos Aftonf! Kweli AmefufukkaKhen oumethmi aftonf!)*Quechuan Languages**Quechua - Cristo causarimpunña! Ciertopuni causarimpunña!*Afro-Asiatic ===Caucasian languages===**Semitic languagesKartvelian***Central Semitic languagesGeorgian – ქრისტე აღსდგა! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა! (Kriste agsdga! Cheshmaritad agsdga!) *Northwest Caucasian***[[Aramaic]] languagesAbkhazian – Kyrsa Dybzaheit! Itzzabyrgny Dybzaheit! ===Dravidian languages===*****Syriac - Malayalam – ക്രിസ്തു ഉയിര്‍ത്തെഴുന്നേറ്റു! തീര്‍ച്ചയായും ഉയിര്‍ത്തെഴുന്നേറ്റു! (Meshiha qamChristu uyirthezhunnettu! Bashrira qamTheerchayayum uyirthezhunnettu!)****South Central Semitic ===Eskimo–Aleut languages===*****Arabic languagesAleut - Kristusaq Aglagikuk! Angangulakan Aglagikuk!******Arabic Alutiq (Fus'hah, i.e., "standard") - (Al-Masih-QamKodiak Aleut) – Kristusaq ungwektaq! Hakkan QamPichinuq ungwektaq!)******Maltese Yupik – Xris- Kristu qamtusaq Ung-uixtuq! Huwa qam tassewIluumun Ung-uixtuq!*****Canaanite ===Mayan languages===*Tzotzil – Icha'kuxi Kajvaltik Kristo! Ta melel icha'kuxi!*****Hebrew (modern) - (HaMashiach hoo kamTzeltal – Cha'kuxaj Kajwaltik Kristo! BTa melel cha'emet, hoo kamkuxaj!)***South Semitic languages****Ethiopian ===Austronesian languages===*Malayo-Polynesian****North Ethiopian languagesWestern******Tigrigna - (Christos tensiouFilipino (Tagalog) – Si Kristo ay nabuhay! Totoo! Bahake tensiouSiya nga ay nabuhay!)*****South Ethiopian languagesIndonesian – Kristus telah bangkit! Dia benar-benar telah bangkit!***Kapampangan – Y Cristo sinubli yang mebie! Sinubli ya pin mebie!***Amharic - (Kristos TenestwalCebuano – Si Kristo nabanhaw! Bergit TenestwalMatuod nga Siya nabanhaw!)*Sino-Tibetan languages**Mandarin - 基督復活了 他確實復活了 (Jīdū fùhuó le; tā quèshí fùhuó leChamorro – La'la'i i Kristo! Magahet na luma'la' i Kristo!)*South Caucasian languages*Central–Eastern**Georgian - ქრისტე აღსდგა*Carolinian – Lios a melau sefal! ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგაMeipung, a mahan sefal! (Kriste aghsdga! Cheshmaritad aghsdga!)*Uralic languages**Estonian - Kristus on ülestõusnudHawaiian – Ua ala hou ʻo Kristo! Tõesti on ülestõusnudUa ala ʻiʻo nō ʻo Ia!**Finnish - Kristus nousi kuolleista*Fijian – Na Karisito tucake tale! Totisesti nousiIo sa tucake tale!**Hungarian - Krisztus feltámadtMalagasy – Nitsangana tamin'ny maty i Kristy! Valóban feltámadtNitsangana marina tokoa izy!**Meadow Mari ===Na- Христос ылыж кынелын! Чынак ылыж кынелын!Dené languages===*UnclassifiedAthabaskan**A Nigerian language (of many spoken thereNavajo – Christ daaztsą́ą́dę́ę́ʼ náádiidzáá! Tʼáá aaníí daaztsą́ą́dę́ę́ʼ náádiidzáá!*Tlingit – Xristos Kuxwoo-digoot! Xegaa-kux Kuxwoo-digoot! ===Niger–Congo languages===*Gikuyu – Kristo ni muriuku! Ni muriuku nema!*Igbo – Jésu Krísti Ébilíwõ! Ézia õ´ Bilíwõ!*Lugandan – Kristo Azukkide! Kweli Azukkide!*Swahili – Kristo Amefufukka! Kweli Amefufukka! ===Turkic languages===*Turkish – Hristós diril–Dí! Hakíkatén diril–Dí!*Azeri – Məsih dirildi! Həqiqətən dirildi!*Chuvash – Христос чĕрĕлнĕ! Чăн чĕрĕлнĕ! (Khristós chərəlnə! Chæn chərəlnə!) - Jésu Krísti Ébilíwõ! Ézia õ´ Bilíwõ!*Constructed languages**Esperanto - Kristo leviĝis! Vere Li leviĝis*Uyghur – !ئەيسا تىرىلدى! ھەقىقەتىنلا تىرىلدى (Əysa tirildi! Ⱨəⱪiⱪətinla tirildi!) ===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!)