Easter

British Sign Language (BSL) translations for words and phrases related to Easter. Our videos are presented by Deaf BSL users who are practising Christians. The presenting team includes professional translators and interpreters, church leaders, and tutors.

Crucifixion / Crucified / Crucify

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Crucifixion / Crucified / Crucify. Crucifixion, the death penalty to which Jesus was condemned, involved the accused being tied or nailed to wooden structure and left to hang. Death was usually due to exhaustion and asphyxiation, but death could take several days.

See also: Crucifix and Cross (Cruciform) and Crucifixion / Crucified Upside down and Processional Cross

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  1. Crucifixion / Crucified Upside down
  2. Cross (Cruciform)
  3. Crucifix
  4. Cross (Angry)
  5. Cross (Breeding)
  6. Calvary

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Death / Dead / Died

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Death / Dead / Died. No longer living.

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  1. Descend (to the realm of the dead)
  2. Dead Sea Scrolls
  3. Jesus died, and rose again.
  4. Crucifixion / Crucified / Crucify
  5. Heaven
  6. Necromancy

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Donkey

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Donkey. A hoofed mammal in same family as the horse. In the lead up to Easter we read that Jesus rode on a donkey in what’s known as The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. As he entered the city the crowd shouted: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”. While we often see a donkey featured in the Christmas Nativity, there’s no mention in the Bible of a donkey carrying Mary to Bethlehem.

Biblical references include: Genesis 22:3, Exodus 20:17, and Matthew 21:2

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  1. Hosanna
  2. Afraid / Scared / Fear
  3. Egypt
  4. Cross (Cruciform)
  5. Begotten (not made) (specifically Jesus)
  6. Funeral

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Easter

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Easter. The annual Christian festival, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. There is no established Christian sign for Easter. This is an example of one of the generic signs for Easter in use.

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  1. Christmas / Nowell / Noel / Nativity
  2. Passover Festival
  3. Mothering Sunday
  4. Mother’s Day
  5. Holy Communion / Eucharist – RCS
  6. Good Friday

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Egypt

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Egypt. A country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia. Joseph, of technicolor coat fame, was sold to be a slave to Potiphar, who was the chief officer of King Pharaoh’s guard in Egypt. Egypt is the country from which Moses led the Jews from slavery via the Red Sea. After the birth of Jesus, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to take Mary and Jesus and flee to Egypt to escape the order issued by King Herod that all the baby boys in Bethlehem and in the surrounding area who were two years old or younger should be killed.

Biblical references include: Genesis 42:1, Exodus 3:10, Matthew 2:19

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  1. Joseph
  2. Connexion (Methodist)
  3. Kingdom (Ruled by a king or queen)
  4. Chosen People
  5. Israel (Jacob)
  6. Israel (Tribe)

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Golgotha (Place of The Skull)

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Golgotha (Place of the Skull). The site of Jesus’ crucifixion, also called Calvary.

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  1. Calvary
  2. Funeral
  3. Cross (Cruciform)
  4. Heaven
  5. Ministry
  6. Afraid / Scared / Fear

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