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In most Slavic languages, the name for Easter either means " Great Day " or " Great Night ".

For example, Wielkanoc, Veľká noc, Velika noč and Velikonoce mean " Great Night " or " Great Nights " in Polish, Slovak, Slovenian and Czech, respectively.

Велигден ( Veligden ), Великдень ( Velykden ), Великден ( Velikden ), and Вялікдзень ( Vyalikdzyen ) mean " The Great Day " in Macedonian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and Belarusian, respectively.