noun
Passover; Pesach
Refers to the Jewish holiday commemorating the Exodus. Often used in the phrase 過越の祭 (すぎこしのまつり).
See also: 過越の祭 (すぎこしのまつり)
ユダヤ教徒は過越の祭を祝います。
Jews celebrate the Passover festival.
過越の食事には種入れぬパンが欠かせない。
Unleavened bread is essential for the Passover meal.
noun
Rare usage; in modern Japanese, Easter is usually called 復活祭 (ふっかつさい) or イースター. This sense may appear in older or specific Christian contexts.
一部の古い文献では、過越が復活祭を指すことがある。
In some old texts, 過越 can refer to Easter.
The kanji 過越 literally means 'pass over', a direct translation of the Hebrew Pesach. The reading すぎこし is the native Japanese kun'yomi for these characters.