Христос раждается

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic [Term?], compare Serbo-Croatian Христос се роди. The greeting is a quotation from St. Cosmas' Canon for the Nativity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xreˈstɔs ˈraʒdɐet͡sʲɐ]

Phrase

Христо́с ра́ждается • (Xrystós ráždaetsja)

1. Christ is born!

Usage notes

A 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

• Христос народився (Xrystos narodyvsja), the same meaning using modern Ukrainian spelling and pronunciation rather than Church Slavonic.

Related terms

• Славім Його (Slavim Joho)! (the response)