世界节假日博览 第76期:复活节

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复活节me time between 26 and 36 AD.
复活节纪念耶稣复活。这是基督教中最为重要的节日。每年的复活节日期都不同，因此在复活节前所有的宗教节日都会发生变动。通常，复活节会在3月末到5月末之间举行。因为基督徒相信，耶稣在被钉在在十字架两天后起死回生。在受难日这一天，耶稣被埋在洞穴中，两天后，出入洞穴的石块被人移动，耶稣的尸体消失。在随后几天里，许多人称看到了耶稣，信徒认为这是上帝让他起死回生。历史学家认为这一天发生在公元26-36年之间。


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.
全球民众的庆祝方式各有不同。教堂会异常忙碌。在复活节的头一天晚上，信徒们会点燃帕斯卡蜡烛。代表耶稣重生。教堂会歌唱圣歌。孩子们也喜欢过节，父母和祖父母会给孩子们巧克力彩蛋，代表新生。学生通常会装饰彩蛋，彩蛋会在学校展出，或是赠予他人。与复活节有关的事物还有复活节兔子，以及春花鸢尾花。在挪威，人们会庆祝不同寻常的复活节，解决谋杀案件。电视会播放相关节目，杂志也会刊登大量犯罪案件。