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dely ignored by other Christians until shortly after the Civil War. In fact, Easter itself was not widely celebrated in America until after that time。 而德國人將復活兔帶到了美國。直至美國南北戰(zhàn)爭后,復活兔才被大多數基督教人士所重視。事實上,在這次內戰(zhàn)結束后,復活節(jié)也未在美國被人們廣泛地慶祝。 The Easter Egg 復活蛋 As with the Easter Bunny and the holiday itself, the Easter Egg predates the Christian holiday of Easter. The exchange of eggs in the springtime is a custom that was centuries old when Easter was first celebrated by Christians。 與復活兔和復活節(jié)一樣,復活蛋預示著圣誕節(jié)的即將到來。當基督教徒慶祝第一個復活節(jié)后,人們開始春天互相交換復活蛋,而這已成為了人們好幾百年的習俗。 From the earliest times, the egg was a symbol of rebirth in most cultures. Eggs were often wrapped in gold leaf or, if you were a peasant, colored brightly by boiling them with the leaves or petals of certain flowers。 在早期,復活蛋許多文明中象征著”再生”。人們常常用金色的葉子包裹復活蛋,或是農民的做法:將復活蛋畫得色彩斑斕,并把它和葉子或是真花瓣一起煮沸。 Today, children hunt colored eggs and place them in Easter baskets along with the modern version of real Easter eggs those made of plastic or chocolate candy。 在今天,孩子們到處搜刮復活蛋,并將這些蛋放到復活節(jié)籃子中。為什么呢?他們只是為了復活蛋的現代意義:復活蛋是由軟糖或巧克力做的 篇三:復活節(jié)的習俗介紹中英文版 復活節(jié)的習俗介紹中英文版 ASundaybetweenMarch22andApril25 ”salutetospring,””Easter”isnamedafterEastre,(春分). Peoplecelebratetheholidayaccordingtotheirbeliefsandtheirreligiousdenominations(命名).ChristiansmemorateGoodFridayasthedaythatJesusChristdiedandEasterSundayasthedaythatHewasresurrected(復活).Protestantsettlersbroughtthecustomofasuiseservice,areligiousgatheringatdawn,totheUnitedStates. ThisyearEasterwillbecelebrated