Happy-Easter-Holiday

ThemeaningofmanydifferentcustomsobservedduringEasterSundayhavebeenburiedwithtime.Theiroriginslieinpre-ChristianreligionsandChristianity.Allinsomewayoranotherareasalutetospring,markingre-birth.ThewhiteEasterlilyhascometocapturethegloryoftheholiday.ThewordEasterisnamedafterEastre,theAnglo-Saxongoddessofspring.Afestivalwasheldinherhonoreveryyearatthevernalequinox（春分）.Peoplecelebratetheholidayaccordingtotheirbeliefsandtheirreligiousdenominations（命名）.ChristianscommemorateGoodFridayasthedaythatJesusChristdiedandEasterSundayasthedaythatHewasresurrected（复活）.彩蛋：DecoratedeggsOnEasterSundaychildrenwakeuptofindthattheEasterBunnyhasleftthembasketsofcandy.Hehasalsohiddentheeggsthattheydecoratedearlierthatweek.Childrenhuntfortheeggsallaroundthehouse.NeighborhoodsandorganizationsholdEasteregghunts,andthechildwhofindsthemosteggswinsaprize.而阿尔卑斯山的姑娘们则通过赠送红鸡蛋来表达自己的爱情。在复活节这天，姑娘如果向某一小伙子赠送三个红鸡蛋，表示姑娘向小伙子求爱。TheEasterBunnyisarabbit-spirit.Longago,hewascalledtheEasterHare.Haresandrabbitshavefrequentmultiplebirthssotheybecameasymboloffertility.ThecustomofanEasteregghuntbeganbecausechildrenbelievedthathareslaideggsinthegrass.TheRomansbelievedthatAlllifecomesfromanegg.ChristiansconsidereggstobetheseedoflifeandsotheyaresymbolicoftheresurrectionofJesusChrist.Traditionally,manycelebrants（司仪神父）boughtnewclothesforEasterwhichtheyworetochurch.Afterchurchservices,everyonewentforawalkaroundthetown.复活节岛以神秘的巨石人像和奇异的风情吸引着无数游人。据说,荷兰探险家雅可布·洛吉文在南太平洋上航行探险，突然发现一片陆地。他以为自己发现了新大陆，赶紧登陆，结果上岸后才知道是个海岛。正巧这天是复活节（１７２２年４月５），于是就将这个无名小岛命名为复活节岛。１８８８年，智利政府派人接管该岛，说来也巧，这天又正好是复活节。