Pasquale Pasquale Pasquale is a masculine Italian given name and a surname mainly found in southern Italy. It is a cognate of the French name Pascal, the Spanish Pascual, the Portuguese Pascoal and the Catalan Pasqual. Pasquale derives from the Latin "paschalis" or "pashalis", which means "relating to Easter", from Latin "pascha" ("Easter"), Greek "Πάσχα", Aramaic "pasḥā", in turn from the Hebrew "פֶּסַח", which means "to be born on, or to be associated with, Passover day". Since the Hebrew holiday Passover coincides closely with the later Christian holiday of Easter, the Latin word came to be used for both occasions. The
Easter Week day before Easter), rather than the Saturday following Easter. While the first day of Easter Week is called "Easter Day" or "Easter Sunday", the other days in the week may be designated according to any of the following patterns: (1) "Monday of Easter Week" (e.g. in the Church of England's "Common Worship" calendar), (2) "Monday in Easter Week" (e.g., in the Anglican Church's "Book of Common Prayer" calendar), or (3) "Easter Monday". In former years, Easter, as the most important celebration in Christianity, was observed for a week, and it still is celebrated in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic