The meaning of Easter is Jesus Christ´s victory over death. His resurrection symbolizes the eternal life that is granted to all who believe in Him. The meaning of Easter also symbolizes the complete verification of all that Jesus preached and taught during His three-year ministry. If He had not risen from the dead, if He had merely died and not been resurrected, He would have been considered just another teacher or Rabbi. However, His resurrection changed all that and gave final and irrefutable proof that He was really the Son of God and that He had conquered death once and for all. 

However, Easter did not always symbolize Christ´s resurrection from the dead and the meaning of Easter was quite different than what Christians celebrate today. The feast day of Easter was originally a pagan celebration of renewal and rebirth. Celebrated in the early spring, it honored the pagan Saxon goddess Eastre. When the early missionaries converted the Saxons to Christianity, the holiday, since it fell around the same time as the traditional memorial of Christ´s resurrection from the dead, was merged with the pagan celebration, and became know as Easter. The meaning of Easter was also changed to reflect its new Christian orientation. 

Today, the meaning of Easter, for million of Christians, is that of honoring and recognizing Jesus Christ´s resurrection from the dead, and His glorious promises of eternal life for all who believe in Him. 

The meaning of Easter is Jesus Christ´s victory over death.

Paskalya´nın anlamı İsa mesih´in ölüme karşı zaferidir. 

 His resurrection symbolizes the eternal life that is granted to all who believe in Him.

O´nun dirilişi O´na inanan herkese bahşedilmiş sonsuz hayatı simgeler.

The meaning of Easter also symbolizes the complete verification of all that Jesus preached and taught during His three-year ministry.

Paskalya´nın anlamı aynı zamanda İsa´nın üç yıllık hizmeti boyunca ögrettiği ve vazettiği herkesin tam bir şekilde doğrulanmasını temsil eder.

If He had not risen from the dead, if He had merely died and not been resurrected,

Eğer ölümden dirilmediyse, eğer yalnızca öldüyse ve diriltilmediyse,

 He would have been considered just another teacher or Rabbi.

sadece bir öğretmen ve Rabbi [ ibranicede öğretmen manasında ] olarak kabul edilirdi.

However, His resurrection changed all that and gave final and irrefutable proof that He was really the Son of God and that He had conquered death once and for all. 

Ama O´nun dirilişi herşeyi değiştirdi ve herkes için bir kereliğine ölümü fetheden Tanrı´nın gerçek Oğlu olduğuna dair en son ve reddedilemez bir kanıt sundu.

However, Easter did not always symbolize Christ´s resurrection from the dead and the meaning of Easter was quite different than what Christians celebrate today

 Ama Paskalya her zaman Mesih´in ölümden dirilişini temsil etmiyordu ve Paskalya´nın anlamı şu zamanki Hristiyanların kutladığından oldukça farklı bir anlam ifade ediyordu.

The feast day of Easter was originally a pagan celebration of renewal and rebirth.

Paskalya bayramı aslen  yeniden doğuş ve yenilenme olan putperest bir kutlamaydı.

 Celebrated in the early spring, it honored the pagan Saxon goddess Eastre.

Baharın başlangıç zamanında kutlanılır, Putperest Saxon Tanrıça Eastre onurlandırılırdı.

When the early missionaries converted the Saxons to Christianity,

İlk misyonerler Saxonları Hristiyanlaştırdıklarında,

the holiday, since it fell around the same time as the traditional memorial of Christ´s resurrection from the dead, was merged with the pagan celebration,

bayram İsa Mesih´in ölümden dirilişini anma geleneğiyle aynı zamana denk geldiğinden ötürü bu Putperest kutlamayla birleşti,

 and became know as Easter.

ve Paskalya´ya dönüştü.

 The meaning of Easter was also changed to reflect its new Christian orientation.

Paskalya´nın manası aynı zamanda yeni Hristiyan yönelimini yansıtmak için değişti.

Today, the meaning of Easter, for million of Christians, is that of honoring and recognizing Jesus Christ´s resurrection from the dead, and His glorious promises of eternal life for all who believe in Him. 

Bugün, milyonlarca Hristiyan için Paskalya´nın anlamı, İsa Mesih´in ölümden dirilişini tanımak, O´na inanan herkes için yüce sonsuz hayat vaatleri ve O´nu onurlandırma manasına gelir.