复活节习俗,一两句.用英文

The meaning of many different customs observed during Easter Sunday have been buried with time.很多庆祝复活节的各种习俗的意义由于年代久远难以考证.Their origins lie in pre-Christian religions and Christianity.他们都起源于前基督教信仰和基督教.All in some way or another are a "salute to spring," marking re-birth.都是不同方式来庆祝春天的到来,纪念再生.The white Easter lily has come to capture the glory of the holiday.白色复活百合是节日里的焦点.The word "Easter" is named after Eastre,the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring.“Easter”这个词是由Eastre来的,她是英国代表春天的女神.A festival was held in her honor every year at the vernal equinox.每年的春分时刻都有为她举行的节日.People celebrate the holiday according to their beliefs and their religious denominations .人们根据自己的信念和宗教派别来庆祝节日.Christians commemorate Good Friday as the day that Jesus Christ died and Easter Sunday as the day that He was resurrected .基督徒把Good Friday作为耶稣死的那天来纪念,把复活节作为他复活的那天来纪念.Protestant settlers brought the custom of a sunrise service,a religious gathering at dawn,to the United States.新教徒把这个习俗带到了美国,并由原本的黎明庆祝变成了太阳升起来的时候庆祝.This year Easter will be celebrated on Sunday April 11,2004.今年的复活节是2004年4月11日,星期天.On Easter Sunday children wake up to find that the Easter Bunny has left them baskets of candy.在复活节,小孩子们醒来会发现复活节兔子给他们留下了一篮篮的糖果.He has also hidden the eggs that they decorated earlier that week.他（兔子）还把孩子们在这个星期初装饰的蛋藏起来了.Children hunt for the eggs all around the house.孩子们在房子周围找彩蛋.Neighborhoods and organizations hold Easter egg hunts,and the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize.居委会和相关组织会举行找彩蛋活动,找到最多彩蛋的小孩将得奖.The Easter Bunny is a rabbit-spirit.复活节兔子是兔精灵.Long ago,he was called the" Easter Hare." 很久以前,他的名字是复活野兔.Hares and rabbits have frequent multiple births so they became a symbol of fertility.野兔和兔子经常会生很多胎,所以他们是多生的代表.The custom of an Easter egg hunt began because children believed that hares laid eggs in the grass.之所以有寻找复活彩蛋的习俗是因为小孩们以为野兔在草丛里下蛋.The Romans believed that "All life comes from an egg." 古罗马人相信“所有生命都源自于蛋.”Christians consider eggs to be "the seed of life" and so they are symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.基督徒把蛋看做是生命的种子,所以用蛋来代表耶稣的复活.Why we dye,or color,and decorate eggs is not certain.我们为什么会染,涂色,和装饰蛋还不清楚.In ancient Egypt,Greece,Rome and Persia eggs were dyed for spring festivals.在古埃及,西纳,罗马和波斯,蛋都染了来庆祝春节 In medieval Europe,beautifully decorated eggs were given as gifts.在中世纪的欧洲,漂亮的彩蛋用来当成礼物赠送.
Egg Rolling.
滚彩蛋
In England,Germany and some other countries,children rolled eggs down hills on Easter morning,a game which has been connected to the rolling away of the rock from Jesus Christ's tomb when he was resurrected.在英格兰,德国和其他一些国家,孩子们在复活节早上把蛋从山坡上滚下来.这是个和耶稣复活时滚走他坟墓上的石头头关系的游戏.British settlers brought this custom to the New World.英国殖民者把这个习俗带去了美洲.
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