世界節(jié)假日博覽 第76期:復(fù)活節(jié)

Easter Sunday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the most important Christian celebration. The date of Easter Sunday changes every year, and that changes the date of all the important holy days that come before Easter. It falls between late March and late May. Easter is so important because Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead, two days after he died on the cross. Jesus'dead body was buried in a cave on Good Friday and two days later the stone that covered the cave’s entrance had been moved and Jesus'body had gone. Various people saw Jesus in the following days and his followers understood God had raised him from the dead. Historians say this happened so復(fù)活節(jié)me time between 26 and 36 AD.
復(fù)活節(jié)紀(jì)念耶穌復(fù)活。這是基督教中最為重要的節(jié)日。每年的復(fù)活節(jié)日期都不同，因此在復(fù)活節(jié)前所有的宗教節(jié)日都會(huì)發(fā)生變動(dòng)。通常，復(fù)活節(jié)會(huì)在3月末到5月末之間舉行。因?yàn)榛酵较嘈?，耶穌在被釘在在十字架兩天后起死回生。在受難日這一天，耶穌被埋在洞穴中，兩天后，出入洞穴的石塊被人移動(dòng)，耶穌的尸體消失。在隨后幾天里，許多人稱(chēng)看到了耶穌，信徒認(rèn)為這是上帝讓他起死回生。歷史學(xué)家認(rèn)為這一天發(fā)生在公元26-36年之間。


People celebrate Easter in many ways around the world. It is a very busy time for churches. Many Christians light a special Pascal candle on the evening before Easter. This represents the rising of Christ. There are special songs and hymns which people sing in church. Children like Easter because their parents and grandparents give them chocolate Easter eggs, a sign of new birth. Schoolchildren usually decorate eggs and display them in their school or give them as gifts. Other things associated with Easter are the Easter Bunny and spring flowers like irises. An unusual Easter tradition in Norway is to solve murder mysteries. Television channels show murder mystery shows and magazines are full of crime stories.
全球民眾的慶祝方式各有不同。教堂會(huì)異常忙碌。在復(fù)活節(jié)的頭一天晚上，信徒們會(huì)點(diǎn)燃帕斯卡蠟燭。代表耶穌重生。教堂會(huì)歌唱圣歌。孩子們也喜歡過(guò)節(jié)，父母和祖父母會(huì)給孩子們巧克力彩蛋，代表新生。學(xué)生通常會(huì)裝飾彩蛋，彩蛋會(huì)在學(xué)校展出，或是贈(zèng)予他人。與復(fù)活節(jié)有關(guān)的事物還有復(fù)活節(jié)兔子，以及春花鳶尾花。在挪威，人們會(huì)慶祝不同尋常的復(fù)活節(jié)，解決謀殺案件。電視會(huì)播放相關(guān)節(jié)目，雜志也會(huì)刊登大量犯罪案件。