Zissen Pesach- literally means sweet passover. Its really the only phrase people use to say "happy passover" some say Chag Sameach which is your generic happy holiday.
jaime
16 years ago
Chag Sameach...happy holiday
or Pesach Sameach...happy Passover.
?
9 years ago
Chag Same'ach means happy holiday. Before the holiday, the Passover greeting is "Chag Kasher V'Sameach", which means a kosher and happy holiday. In Israel, many say "Chag Sameach V'Kasher" which puts happy before kosher. Passover gets the extra "kosher" greeting because the dietary requirements are stricter (no leavened stuff), and the holiday involves lots of cleaning beforehand. However, once the holiday starts, "chag same'ach" works the best. The Yiddish equivalent is "Good Yom Tov". During the intermediate days (AKA Chol HaMoed), the Hebrew version is "mo'adeem l'simcha" and the Yiddish equivalent is "a gootten mo'ed".
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