Христос раждается
Ukrainian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Church Slavonic [Term?], compare Serbo-Croatian Христос се роди. The greeting is a quotation from St. Cosmas' Canon for the Nativity.
Pronunciation
editPhrase
editХристо́с ра́ждается • (Xrystós ráždaetsja)
- Christ is born!
Usage notes
editA ritual religious and cultural greeting used by Eastern Christians from Christmas Day until Epiphany (also called Theophany or the Baptism of the Lord). This spelling is based on the Church Slavonic.
Synonyms
edit- Христос народився (Xrystos narodyvsja), the same meaning using modern Ukrainian spelling and pronunciation rather than Church Slavonic.
Related terms
edit- Славім Його (Slavim Joho)! (the response)