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-Latin ~ Beatus Paschae omnibus!

-Spanish ~ Feliz Pascua a todos!

-French ~ Joyeuse Pâques à tous!

-Italian ~ Buona Pasqua a tutti!

-Portuguese ~ Feliz Páscoa a todos!

-Romanian ~ Paste Fericit tuturor!

-German ~ Frohe Ostern euch allen!

-Chinese ~ Dàjiā fùhuó jié kuàilè!

-Japanese ~ Min'na! Happīīsutā!

-Korean ~ Modu haengboghan buhwaljeol!

-Hindi ~ Sabhee ko eestar kee shubhakaamanaain!

-Danish ~ Glædelig påske allesammen!

-Swedish ~ Glad Påsk allihopa!

-Norwegian ~ God Påske alle sammen!

-Finnish ~ Hyvää pääsiäistä kaikille!

-Greek ~ Kaló Páscha se ólous!

-Hungarian ~ Boldog Húsvétot mindenkinek!

-Polish ~ Radosnej Wielkanocy wszystkim!

-Russian ~ Schastlivoy Paskhi vsem!

-Filipino ~ Maligayang Pasko ng Pagkabuhay sa lahat!!

-Lithuanian ~ Linksmų Velykų visiems!

-Latvian ~ Priecīgas Lieldienas visiem!

-Estonian ~ Häid lihavõtteid kõigile!

-Icelandic ~ Gleðilega páska allir!

-Arabic ~ Eyd fasah mmajid liljamie!

-Albanian ~ Gëzuar të gjithë Pashkët!

-Dutch ~ Vrolijk Pasen iedereen!

-Vietnamese ~ Lễ phục sinh vui vẻ nhé mọi người!
       
      
      

1. Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the Christian religion.
2. Easter is the oldest, and most important, Christian holiday. You might assume it’s Christmas, but it’s actually Easter. To understand its impact, keep in mind that very early Christians celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ every single Sunday, until they decided to dedicate a full, annual day to him. Even though Easter started as a pagan holiday, Christians adopted it, and many who celebrate don’t pay any mind to the pagan aspects of it (like, for example, the Easter bunny). Many believe that Easter is the backbone of Christianity, which is incredibly thought-provoking.
3. Easter is celebrated at different times by Eastern and Western Christians. That’s because the dates for Easter in Eastern Christianity are based on the Julian Calendar.
   
4. “Easter” was named from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre. At least, this is what author Bede stated in the book he wrote back in the eighth century. This goddess in particular was known for spring time celebrations and fertility. Some believe that Eostre (also sometimes spelled “Eastre”) also had a connection with two other big Easter items — hares and eggs.
   
5. Easter is not fixed to a specific day. It usually falls between March 22nd and April 25th. It is supposed to fall on the first Sunday after the full moon following March 21st.
6. The reason Easter is a moveable feast is due to the date of the Passover changing according to the phases of the moon
7. Eggs have been seen as ancient symbol of fertility, while springtime is considered to bring new life and rebirth.
8. Decorating Easter eggs was traditionally a symbol of the empty tomb. This tradition is called Pysanka. Christians believe that Easter eggs symbolize new life and resurrection.
9. Eggs were a symbol of life to Ancient Egyptians, Persians, Romans and Greeks. The custom of giving eggs at Easter originated with them.
10. One of the biggest Easter eggs weighed 7,200kg and was 10.39 meters tall. It was on display in an Italian mall in 2011.
11. An Easter egg was created called The Real Easter Egg. This Easter egg explains the Christian meaning of Easter. In 2012, 90,000 Real Easter Eggs were sold to churches.
12. Members of the Greek Orthodox faith often paint their Easter eggs red, which symbolizes Jesus' blood and his victory over death. The color red is symbolic of the renewal of life, and as such, Jesus' resurrection.
13. Egg-throwing events were held in churches in medieval times. It consisted of the priest tossing hard-boiled eggs to the congregation and at 12 o'clock, whoever held the egg, got to keep it. A variation of this tradition is still ongoing today with the world egg throwing championships.
14. Some European countries follow a tradition of burning Easter fires, which represent fertility.
15. Wearing new clothing on Easter is said to bring good luck for the coming year.
16. Lilies are a flower often associated with Easter (Easter Lilies). The petals face downward, which is in honor of Jesus.
17. The first Easter baskets looked like bird's nests.    
18. Americans spend $1.9 billion on Easter candy. That’s the second biggest candy holiday after Halloween.
19. 70% of Easter candy purchased is chocolate.
20. 76% of Americans think the ears of a chocolate bunny should be the first to be eaten.
21. Cadbury’s Creme Egg is the worlds most popular egg-shaped chocolate. Over 1.5 million eggs are produced every day!
22. Irish love chocolate! In 2012 Ireland came 2nd in the ‘top 20 consuming nations’ consuming 9.9kg of chocolate per capita!
23. Americans buy more than 700 million marshmallow peeps during the Easter holiday, which makes Peeps the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy.
    
24. The UK’s first chocolate egg was produced in 1873 by Fry’s of Bristol.
25. Americans eat about 16 million jellybeans every Easter. Peeps may be the star of your Easter basket, but they're not the only candy that gets a boost on Easter. While a few of them get accidentally tossed while hiding in plastic Easter grass, a majority of them are consumed by adults and children across America. William Schrafft invented the jellybean back in the late 1800s, and his original goal was to send them overseas to our soldiers. He probably had no idea that they'd one day become almost synonymous with "Easter candy."
    
26. Egg dyes were once made out of natural items such as onion peels, tree bark, flower petals, and juices.
27. Half of the United States agree that chickens shouldn’t be dyed for Easter. It sounds like common knowledge, but some people still think that multicolored poultry is festive. While nontoxic dye typically doesn’t pose a health risk to baby chicks, it’s still a little inhumane.
    
28. The first story of a rabbit (later named the “Easter Bunny”) hiding eggs in a garden was published in 1680.
29. The Easter Bunny tradition made its way to the US in the 18th century. It is believed to have originated in Europe where it was actually the Easter Hare.
30. The idea of the Easter bunny giving candies and eggs is said to have originated in Germany during the middle ages.
    
31. Easter takes place on a Sunday, after the 40-day period called Lent. Lent is referred to as a time of fasting, but participants focus more on giving up one significant indulgence.
32. During Lent, people did not wear fine angels; instead they wore Easter bonnets.
33. Holy Week is the celebrated during the week leading up to Easter. It begins on Palm Sunday, continues on to Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and then finally, Easter Sunday.
34. Good Friday is an official holiday in 12 US states.
    
35. “The White House Easter Egg Roll” event has been celebrated by the President of the United States and their families since 1878, when Rutherford B. Hayes was president.
36.  In 1981 the White House began to use wooden Easter eggs so they could be kept as keepsakes.
37. The largest Easter egg hunt took place in Florida in 2007 where over 9,000 children searched for 501,000 eggs.
38. Back in the day, pretzels were often used to celebrate Easter. Why, might you ask? Well, envision a big soft pretzel. The twists can be seen as arms crossing in prayer. In fact, back in the day, there were pretzel hunts instead of egg hunts. Some even believe that pretzels were invented with Lent in mind, as they could be baked without the use of animal parts.
    
39. In 2007, an Easter egg covered in diamonds sold for almost £9 million. Every hour, a cockerel made of jewels pops up from the top of the Faberge egg, flaps its wings four times, nods its head three times and makes a crowing noise. The gold-and-pink enamel egg was made by the Russian royal family as an engagement gift for French aristocrat Baron Edouard de Rothschild.
    
40. To help Americans in need, egg farmers across the country are donating more than 11 million eggs to food banks across the nation.
    
41. Every child in the UK receives an average of 8.8 Easter eggs every year – double their recommended calorie intake for a whole week.
    
42. Sales at Easter time make up 10 per cent of UK chocolate spending for the whole year.
    
43. On Easter Sunday in Scotland and North-East England, some people have great fun rolling painted eggs down steep hills. This is also popular in parts of America, where people push the egg along with a spoon.
    
44. There used to be a tradition churches observed that resembled the game of “hot potato.” Here, the priest would toss a hard boiled egg to one of the choir boys.

          
If there's anything you know about Easter that wasn't in my list of facts, let me know in the comments below.

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1. We Should Really Wear Blue: Saint Patrick himself would have to deal with pinching on his feast day. His color was “Saint Patrick’s blue,” a light shade. The color green only became associated with the big day after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century.

2. Saint Patrick Was British: Although he made his mark by introducing Christianity to Ireland in the year 432, Patrick wasn’t Irish himself. He was born to Roman parents in Scotland or Wales in the late fourth century.

3. The Irish Take Saint Patrick’s Day Seriously: As you might expect, Saint Patrick’s Day is a huge deal in his old stomping grounds. It’s a national holiday in both Ireland and Northern Ireland.

4. So Do New Yorkers: New York City’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is one of the world’s largest parades. Since 1762, 250,000 marchers have traipsed up Fifth Avenue on foot – the parade still doesn’t allow floats, cars, or other modern trappings.

5. Chicago Feels Lucky, Too: New York may have more manpower, but Chicago has a spectacle all its own. The city has been celebrating Saint Patrick by dumping green dye into the Chicago River since 1962. It takes 40 tons of dye to get the river to a suitably festive shade!

   -BONUS FACT ~ The local plumber's unions are the ones behind this tradition--what they do is throw an orange powder that turns into that vibrant shade of green when it hits the water. The plumbers use the powder to detect leaks and the formula for it is still a very closely guarded secret (credit for this part of the fact goes to magicengr). 

6. It Used to Be a Dry Holiday: For most of the 20th century, Saint Patrick’s Day was considered a strictly religious holiday in Ireland, which meant that the nation’s pubs were closed for business on March 17 (the one exception went to beer vendors at the big national dog show, which was always held on Saint Patrick’s Day). In 1970, the day was converted to a national holiday, and the stout resumed flowing.

7. It’s the Thought That Counts: Not every city goes all-out in its celebratory efforts. From 1999 to 2007, the Irish village of Dripsey proudly touted that it hosted the Shortest Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in the World. The route ran for 26 yards between two pubs. Today, Hot Springs, Arkansas claims the title for brevity – its brief parade runs for 98 feet.

8. There’s a Reason for The Shamrocks: How did the shamrock become associated with Saint Patrick? According to Irish legend, the saint used the three-leafed plant as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introducing Christianity to Ireland.

9. Cold Weather Helped Saint Patrick’s Legend: In Irish lore, Saint Patrick gets credit for driving all the snakes out of Ireland. Modern scientists suggest that the job might not have been too hard – according to the fossil record, Ireland has never been home to any snakes. Through the Ice Age, Ireland was too cold to host any reptiles, and the surrounding seas have staved off serpentine invaders ever since. Modern scholars think the “snakes” Saint Patrick drove away were likely just metaphorical.

10. There’s No Corn in that Beef: Corned beef and cabbage, a traditional Saint Patrick’s Day staple, doesn’t have anything to do with the grain corn. Instead, it’s a nod to the large grains of salt that were historically used to cure meats, which were also known as “corns.”

11. The World Runs Up Quite a Bar Tab: All of the Saint Patrick’s Day revelry around the globe is great news for brewers. A 2012 estimate pegged the total amount spent on beer for Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations at $245 million. And that’s before tips to pubs’ bartenders.

12. It Could have Been Saint Maewyn’s Day: According to Irish legend, Saint Patrick wasn’t originally called Patrick. His birth name was Maewyn Succat, but he changed his name to Patricius after becoming a priest.

13. There Are No Female Leprechauns: Don’t be fooled by any holiday decorations showing lady leprechauns. In traditional Irish folk tales, there are no female leprechauns, only nattily attired little guys.

14. But the Leprechaun Economy Is Thriving: Another little-known fact from Irish lore: Leprechauns earned that gold they’re guarding. According to legend, leprechauns spend their days making and mending shoes. It’s hard work, so you can’t blame them for being territorial about their pots of gold.

15. The Lingo Makes Sense: You can’t attend a Saint Patrick’s Day event without hearing a cry of “Erin go Bragh.” What’s the phrase mean? It’s a corruption of the Irish Éirinn go Brách, which means roughly “Ireland Forever.”

BONUS FACT #1: There are more people of Irish-descent living in the United States than there are people actually living in Ireland.

BONUS FACT #2: So many Irish people immigrated to the United States that one out of every ten Americans has an Irish ancestor.

(((If there are any facts about St. Patrick's Day, or just Ireland in general, that you know of that weren't on this list, please put them in the comments below)))

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-Latin: Beatus Valentino Dies!
    

-Spanish: ¡Feliz día de San Valentín!
     

-French: Joyeuse saint Valentin!
    

-Italian: Buon San Valentino!
    

-Portuguese: Feliz Dia dos namorados! 
     

-Romanian: Ziua Indragostitilor fericita!
     

 

Facts about New Year's:

1.) The first New Year's celebration dates back 4,000 years -- Julius Caesar, the emperor of Rome, was the first to declare Jan. 1 a national holiday. He named the month after Janus, the Roman god of doors and gates. Janus had two faces, one looking forward and one looking back. Caesar felt that a month named after this god would be fitting.

2.) Forty-five percent of Americans make New Year's resolutions -- The top resolutions are: to lose weight, get organized, to spend less and save more, to stay fit and healthy, and to quit smoking. While nearly half of all Americans make resolutions, 25 percent of them give up on their resolutions by the second week of January

3.) Be sure to eat leafy greens on New Year's -- Tradition says that the more leafy greens a person eats, the more prosperity he or she will experience (what an incentive for staying healthy!). Tradition also says that legumes bring prosperity because beans and peas look like coins. No wonder why so many people eat black eyed peas on Jan. 1.

4.) Many people ring in New Year's by popping open a bottle of champagne -- Americans drink close to 360 million glasses of sparkling wine during this time. The bubbly stuff dates back to the 17th century, when the cork was invented.

• BONUS FACT (about Champagne): Champagne can really only be called "Champagne" if it's from the Champagne-region of France (just outside of Paris) and is made from either Pinot Noir/Meunier/Blanc/Gris, Chardonnay, Arbane or Petit Meslier grapes (or any kind of combination of those seven types of grapes).

5.) About 1 million people gather in New York City's Times Square to watch the ball drop -- The Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop came about because of a ban on fireworks. The first ball in 1907 was 700 pounds and was lit with 100 25-watt lights. The current ball puts the old one to shame (thanks to technology). Today, it is covered in 2,688 crystals, is lit by 32,000 LED lights, weighs 11,875 pounds and is 12 feet in diameter.

• BONUS FACT 1: 2,000 pounds (907kg) of confetti are dropped on the crowd in Times Square at midnight.
  • BONUS FACT 2: In 1942 and 1943 the ball lowering was suspended due to the wartime dimout. The crowds who still gathered in Times Square celebrated with a minute of silence followed by chimes ringing out from an amplifier truck parked at One Times Square.
    • BONUS FACT 3: The ball-dropping tradition existed outside of New Year's celebrations much earlier--the first time that a ball descended as a symbol of time passing, it was not for the New Year, and it wasn’t even in the U.S. It was in England in 1833 at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. The ball dropped daily at 1 in the afternoon so that captains could set their chronometers, an instrument used to navigate, Times Square's website says.

6.) Remember the last scene in When Harry Met Sally, when Harry references a song after he and Sally kiss? It was Auld Lang Syne(meaning "times gone by"), a song traditionally sung at the end of New Year's parties. Poet Robert Burns wrote it in 1788. Though most people do not know the words to Auld Lang Syne, the overall message is that people have to remember their loved ones, dead or alive, and keep them close in their hearts.

7.) If Santa is the most common symbol associated with Christmas, then Baby New Year is the symbol most commonly associated with….you guessed it, New Year's! Baby New Year is often seen in a diaper, black top hat, and a sash showing the numbers of the new year. Myth states that he matures into an old man during the year.

8.) Make sure to be surrounded by family or loved ones on New Year's Eve -- The first person you come across in the new year could set the tone for the next 12 months. This applies to couples, as well. If a couple celebrating New Year's together does not kiss, the future of the relationship might be splitsville, so be sure to lay one on your significant other.

9.) At the Mummers Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10,000 participants step through City Hall and perform in unique costumes -- The parade dates back to mid-17th-century, incorporating elements from Irish, German, English, Swedish and other European heritages. The parade itself is divided into five divisions: a comic division, wench brigades, fancy division, string bands, and fancy bridges. If you are in the area for New Year's, be sure to check out this event.

10.) According to statistics from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, vehicles are stolen on New Year's Day more than any other holiday -- Don't think your old car is safe, either. In 2011, the 1994 Honda Accord was the most stolen car. To discourage car theft, make sure your car is in a populated area and always take your keys.

11.) Black eyed peas, ham, and cabbage are considered good luck if you eat them on New Year’s Eve or Day -- It's believed they will bring you money.

12.) Lobster and chicken are considered bad luck to eat on New Year's Eve or Day -- This is because lobsters can move backward and chickens can scratch in reverse, so it's thought these foods could bring a reversal of fortune.

13.) In Italy, people wear red underwear on New Year’s Day to bring good luck all year long -- The tradition dates back to medieval times.

14.) Something that seems better-suited for Easter, but ancient Persians gave New Year's gifts of eggs -- The eggs apparently symbolized productiveness.

15.) One way to ensure a year of good luck -- Firecrackers and noisemakers became tradition in order to scare away any remaining evil spirits and to ensure a brand new start.

16.) The International Date Line, located at 180 degrees longitude and on the exact opposite side of the earth of the prime meridian, denotes the passage of a calendar date from the day before. The countries west of the line move into a new day first, and other countries (moving westward) follow. Samoa and parts of Kiribati are the first places to welcome the New Year while American Samoa and Baker Island in the United States, are among the last. 

17.) The early Roman calendar designated March 1 as the new year. The calendar had just ten months, beginning with March. 

18.) A variety of other dates tied to the seasons were also used by various ancient cultures -- The Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Persians began their new year with the fall equinox, and the Greeks celebrated it on the winter solstice. 


Spanish: ¡Feliz año nuevo de dos mil diecinueve!

French: Bonne année de deux mille dix neuf!

Chinese: Xīnnián kuàilè èrqiān jiǔshí nián!
           新年快樂二千九十年！

Italian: Felice anno nuovo di duemiladodiciotto!

Portuguese: Feliz Ano Novo de dois mil e dezenove!

Romanian: Anul Nou fericit de două mii nouăzeci!

Icelandic: Gleðilegt Nóvember tvö þúsund nítján!

Swedish: Gott Nytt År Två tusen nitton!

Norwegian: Gratulerer nytt år med to tusen nitten!

Danish: Glædeligt nytår på to tusinde nitten!

Finnish: Hyvää uutta vuotta kaksituhatta yhdeksäntoista!

Russian: S Novym godom dve tysyachi devyatnadtsat'!
           С Новым годом две тысячи девятнадцать!

Hindi: do hajaar unnees kee nav varsh kee shubhakaamanaen!
        दो हजार उन्नीस की नव वर्ष की शुभकामनाएँ!

Japanese: Shin'nen akemashite omedetōgozaimasu.
            新年あけましておめでとうございます。

Korean: saehae bog manh-i bad-eu syeossseubnida.
         새해 복 많이 받으 셨습니다.

Lithuanian: Laimingi Naujųjų Metų dvidešimt devyniolika metų!

Latvian: Laimīgu Jauno gadu, divdesmit deviņpadsmit!

Estonian: Head uut aastat kaks tuhat üheksateist!

Dutch: Gelukkig nieuwjaar tweeduizend negentien!

Polish: Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku z dwóch tysięcy dziewiętnastu!

Swahili: Mwaka Mpya wa Furaha ya elfu mbili na tisa!

Arabic: sunat jadidat saeidat min tset eushr!
        سنة جديدة سعيدة من تسعة عشر!

Greek: Eftychisméno to néo étos ton dýo chiliádon dekaennéa!
        Ευτυχισμένο το νέο έτος των δύο χιλιάδων δεκαεννέα!

Filipino: Maligayang Bagong Taon ng dalawang libong labinsiyam!

Thai: S̄wạs̄dī pī h̄ım̀ s̄xng phạn s̄ib kêā!
     สวัสดีปีใหม่สองพันสิบเก้า!

Turkish: İki bin on dokuzuncu Yeni Yılınız Kutlu Olsun!

Ukrainian: Z Novym Rokom dvi tysyachi dev'yatnadtsyatʹ!
            З Новим Роком дві тисячі дев'ятнадцять!

Vietnamese: Chúc mừng năm mới hai ngàn mười chín!

Welsh: Blwyddyn Newydd Hapus o ddwy fil o naw ar bymtheg!

I sincerely apologize if any of the translations are grammatically incorrect. I was having trouble with Google Translate, which I realize isn't the best thing use when translating into other languages