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Easter Manx Phrases
Caisht
Easter is called "Caisht" in Manx.
Easter is Caisht in Manx. Below are the Manx names for Easter and for the days around it, from Good Friday to Easter Monday.
Useful words
Caisht
Easter
Feminine; it becomes Chaisht after y, "the".
Doonaght Caisht
Easter Day, Easter Sunday
The Sunday itself.
Laa Caisht
Easter Day
Another name for the same day.
Jeheiney Caisht
Good Friday
The Friday before Easter.
Jelune Caisht
Easter Monday
The day after Easter Sunday. Also Jelune Shiaullee.
The history of Caisht
Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox, so its date moves between March and April. The Manx Caisht comes from Old Irish Cásc, from Church Latin pascha, and so is related to Irish Cáisc, Scottish Gaelic Càisg and Welsh Pasg.
Common questions
What is Easter in Manx?
Caisht. Easter Sunday is Doonaght Caisht.
Easter in the other Celtic languages
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Sources
Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.
- Wikipedia
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Phil Kelly, Manx dictionaries (learnmanx.com, January 2026): Manx–English: Caisht
- Phil Kelly, Manx dictionaries (learnmanx.com, January 2026): Manx–English: Doonaght Caisht
- Phil Kelly, Manx dictionaries (learnmanx.com, January 2026): English–Manx: Easter Day
- Phil Kelly, Manx dictionaries (learnmanx.com, January 2026): English–Manx: Good Friday
- Phil Kelly, Manx dictionaries (learnmanx.com, January 2026): Manx–English: Jeheiney Caisht
- Phil Kelly, Manx dictionaries (learnmanx.com, January 2026): English–Manx: Easter Monday
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