The Pasko of Christmas and the Pasko of Easter

Why do we say, Maligayong Pasko to mean‎, Merry Christmas? And why do we also say, Malipayong Pasko sa Pagkabanhaw to mean, Happy Easter? I don’t really know why. There must be an explanation.

One explanation is, the Spanish translation of Paschal Mystery Misterio Pascual. Here Paschal or Pascual originally means Pasch, the Hebrew word for Passage or Transfer or Transition. But its diverse use in liturgical language especially in Spanish has given it new meaning. So the word Pascual or Paschal began to mean Pascua or Feast in English and Pasko in Cebuano and Tagalog.

What should always be remembered is, Christian life because of the Passage of Jesus from death to life is to be understood in terms of Transition from death to life, from darkness to light, from slavery to freedom or from weakness to strength. This is the real reason for pascua or feast.