Provençal expression

bòni Pasco !

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Literal translation

good Easter!

Meaning

happy Easter!

Explanation

A seasonal wishing formula built on bòni, the feminine plural of bon, agreeing with the plural noun Pasco, denoting the feast of Easter. The feminine plural agreement follows the ordinary rule of the Provençal adjective, which varies in gender and number with the noun it qualifies, here Pasco treated as a feminine plural, much like the French les Pâques. The formula is said around or on the day of the feast, in a register both familial and public, on greeting cards as in spoken exchanges, to wish others a good celebration of this religious and springtime feast. It belongs to the same series as bon Nouvè for Christmas, these calendar wishes punctuating the Provençal year with brief formulas, modeled on their French equivalents but each carrying the language's own color and its own agreement rules.

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