WhatisEaster?NowletusworktogethertolearntheEasterDay.EasterisoneoftheoldestandmostmeaningfulChristianfestival.ItcelebratestheresurrectionofJesusChrist.Christiansaroundtheworldcelebrateeveryyear.Easterisasymbolofrebirthandhope.EasterisaChristianholidaycommemoratingtheresurrectionofJesus.ThelegendofJesuswascrucifiedonthecross,resurrectingandascendingonthethirddayafterdeath.ChurchtocelebrateEastereveryyearreferstothefirstSundayafterthespringequinoxfullmoon.IfthefullmoonhappenstobethedaySunday,Easterwaspostponedoneweek.ThereforeEastermaybetweenMarch22ndandApril25th,anyday.WhenisEaster?UsuallyinApril.Thisdependsonthelunarcalendar(themoon).TimeisthefirstSundayafterthevernalequinoxfullmoon.TheEasterholiday–the1stdayWhatis‘GoodFriday’?‘GoodFriday’isanationalholidayintheUK.ThiscelebratesthedaythatJesusdiedonthecross.Jesusisalsocalledthe‘lamb’thatwassacrificedforhumankind.PipeBandandtheParadeGotoChurchChristiansgotochurchonEasterSunday.Theyleaveatthesunrise.Theysingandpray.OnEastermorning,thechildrenhuntfortheeggsallaroundthehouse.NeighborhoodsandorganizationsholdEasteregghunts,andthechildwhofindsthemosteggswinsaprize.EggHuntingEggHuntingwearingnewclothesThecustomofwearingnewclothesonEasterbeganaround300A.D.,aroundthetimeofConstantine,thefirstChristianemperor.HedecreedthatmembersofhiscourtshouldweartheirfinestclothesonEaster.在复活节穿新衣服的习俗是在公元后300年左右开始的,大约在第一个基督徒皇帝康斯坦丁的时代。他下令在复活节那天朝臣们都得穿最好的衣服。wearingnewclothes4)EggRollingItisagamewhichhasbeenconnectedtotherollingawayoftherockfromJesusChrist‘stomb(坟墓)whenhewasresurrected(复活).ItistheonlydayoftheyearwhentouristsareallowedtowanderovertheWhiteHouselawn.ThewifeofthePresidentsponsors(发起)itforthechildrenoftheentirecountry.Itisopentochildrentwelveyearsoldandunder.EggRollingChildrencoloreggstoo.FamilieseatabigdinneronEasterSunday.Easter'straditionalfood:Traditionalfoodismeat,mainlylambandham.Theyallhaveacertainmeaning.LambisasymbolofdevotiontoChrist.EasterMenueggtartInancienttimes,theeggisasymbolofspringandthebeginningofanewlife.Later,Christiansalsogivetheegganewmeaning,alayerofreligiousmeaning,thatisasymbolofresurrectionofJesusoutoftheTomb.Nowadays,Eastereggsareinordertobringhappinesstopeople.Thesebeautifulanddecorativeeggsrepresentthepeople'sgoodwishesandsharethejoyoftheseasonchange.Duringtheholidayseason,inaccordancewithtraditionalcustomscookedeggswillbepaintedred,onbehalfofSwanTearsofBlood,andalsoexpresshappinessafterthebirthofthegoddessoflife.TheEasterBunnyisamythicalcharacterdepictedasarabbit.Inlegend,thecreaturebringsbasketsfilledwithcoloredeggs,candyandtoystothehomesofchildrenonthenightbeforeEasterTheEasterBunnyThesourceofEasterbunnyBasedontheancientlegendoftheEuropean,haredoesnotcloseitseyesalldayandnight.Theycanwatchotheranimalssorabbitsstandforthebrightmoon.Besides,thecalculationofEasterisbasedonthespringfullmoondays,sohareisregardedasasymbolofEasterforreproducingprolificallyinspring.Asmessengerstosendeggs,rabbitsarepopularwithchildren.OnEasterDay,childrenwillreceivepresentslikerabbits.ItisAmericanswhogiveitthecutename,thatis,EasterBunny.EASTERFLOWERSGenerallypeoplelovetohavethenicewhitelilyaspartoftheEastergift.PeopleallthinklilyisaperfectgiftofnaturetobeautifyourEasterinwest.EasterDayBasketsOnthemorningoftheEasterDay,childrenwillfindthatthebasketsarefullofchocolateeggs,EasterBunny,chickentoysandsoon.TheDevelopmentoftheEasterDayinChina.