Easter Day 复活节.docVIP

Festival: Easter Day Date: the first Sunday after the full moon in late March or early April. Mutual greeting: Happy Easter! The Lord’s risen! The introduction of Easter Day Easter is a Christian holiday. Also the most important festival in western country，just behind the Christmas Day. 1. The origin(起源) of Easter Jesus died on Friday, after three days, he became alive again. His resurrection(复活) is celebrated(庆祝) on Easter day 2. The Symbols of Easter All life comes from an egg Long time ago, the egg means spring and a new life. And now, the egg means Jesus’ reborn. Easter eggs can bring(带来) happiness(快乐) to people. Children and their parents often colored eggs. These eggs represent(代表) the people’s good wishes(祝愿). Easter Bunny Because the bunny is the most fertility(多产的) animals, and it means the new life in spring. As messengers(报信员) to send eggs, rabbits are popular with children. On Easter Day, children will receive(收到) gifts like rabbits. So people give the rabbits a cute name, that is, Easter Bunny. Flower: lily Lily is the symbol of spring, so it become the symbol flower of Easter Day 4. Food: In Easter Day, people often eat meat, mainly lamb and ham. They all have a certain(特定的) meaning. Lamb means the devotion(献身) to Christ. People eat Easter bread too. The Easter bread painted the words of crosses, in order to commemorate(纪念) Christ(基督). Activity: Egg Hunting(寻找) It’s a game that Eggs are hidden in some places for children to find. It is said that Easter Bunny hid eggs in the room, or the grass and let kids to find. In that day, Children hunt for the eggs all around the house. People hold Easter egg hunts, and the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize. Parade(游行) In Easter Day, people dress up and go out. They walk around the town. Now many people walk in Easter parades to show and see new spring clothes, especially hats. Wear new clothes The new clothes are a symbol of new life. The custom comes from the baptism(洗礼) on Eas