過すぎ越こしの祭まつり

also: すぎこしまつり

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Meanings

1

noun

Passover

Refers to the Jewish holiday commemorating the Exodus. Used in religious, historical, and cultural contexts.

ユダヤ教きょう徒とは過すぎ越こしの祭まつりを祝いわいます。
Jewish people celebrate Passover.
過すぎ越こしの祭まつりの期き間かん中ちゅうは、種たね

入い

れ

ぬ

パン

を

食た

べる

習しゅう

慣かん

が

あり

ます

。

During Passover, there is a custom of eating unleavened bread.

Written forms

過すぎ越こしの祭まつり
Standard kanji spelling for Passover, using 過越 (passing over) with の祭 (festival).
過越祭
- すぎこしまつり
  Compact spelling without の; reading is すぎこしまつり.
- すぎこしのまつり
過すぎ越こしの祭まつり
Variant with okurigana ぎ and し, making the verb 過ぎ越す more explicit.
過すぎ越こしの祭まつり
Mixed okurigana variant; less common than 過越の祭 or 過ぎ越しの祭.
すぎこしまつり

Kanji

過overdo, exceed, go beyond
越surpass, cross over, move to
祭ritual, offer prayers, celebrate

Etymology

From 過越 (すぎこし, 'passing over'), the noun form of 過ぎ越す (すぎこす, 'to pass over'), referring to the biblical story of the angel of death passing over the houses of the Israelites. The spelling 過越の祭 literally means 'festival of passing over'.