Easter is a religious holiday celebrated by Christians to remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
復活節是基督徒紀念耶穌基督復活的宗教節日。
【resurrection】[ˌrezəˈrekʃn] n.耶穌復活; (世界末日) 所有亡者復活; 復甦; 復興;
耶穌受難日是哪天？
As written in the New Testament of the Bible, Christians believe Jesus was betrayed by his disciples Judas shortly after the last supper.正如《聖經新約》中所記載的，基督徒相信在最後的晚餐後不久耶穌就被門徒猶大出賣了。
Because of this, he was arrested by temple guards in the garden of Gethsemane and crucified by Pontius Pilate over accusations that he claimed to be the son of God.因為猶大的出賣，耶穌在客西馬尼花園被聖殿看守逮捕，並被本丟·彼拉多釘在十字架上，指控耶穌聲稱自己是上帝的兒子。
The day of his crucifixion is commemorated by Christians as a holiday called Good Friday.基督徒把耶穌被釘死在十字架上的日子稱為耶穌受難日。
After his death, Jesus's body was wrapped and laid to rest in a tomb by Joseph of Arimathea.耶穌死後，亞利馬太的約瑟把他的屍體包裹起來安放在了墳墓裡。
【crucified】v. 把(某人)釘(或捆)在木十字架上處死; 嚴厲批評; 嚴懲; 折磨;
【accusations】美[ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn] n. 控告; 起訴; 告發; 譴責;
耶穌復活
His subsequent resurrection is revealed 2 days later when female visitors discover his empty tomb.兩天之後，女訪客發現耶穌的墓空了，於是大家就知道耶穌復活了。
It is his rising from the dead that is celebrated as Easter.復活節就是為了慶祝他的死而復生。
【equinox】美[ˈekwɪnɑːks]n.二分時刻; 晝夜平分時; 春分; 秋分;the spring equinox春分
【cornerstones】n.基石
什麼是Lent大齋月？
Since Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox。由於復活節是在春分滿月之後的第一個星期日。
As Jesus's resurrection proved to Christians he was truly God's son, and that with faith they too would be given new life it is one of the cornerstones of the religion.耶穌復活向基督徒證明了他真的是上帝的兒子，只要信仰耶穌，他們也會獲得新生，這就是基督教的基石之一。
Preceding Easter Sunday is Holy Saturday, which is the last day of what is known as Holy Week.復活節前是聖週六，也就是聖周的最後一天。
Holy Saturday marks the end of a time of fasting, self-denial and repentance of sins called Lent.
聖週六標誌著齋戒、克己和悔改罪過的結束，這些過程稱為大齋月。
It also symbolizes the period between Jesus's death and his resurrection.
它也象徵著耶穌的死與復活之間的時期。
【fast】英[fɑːst]美[fæst]
adj.快的; 迅速的; 敏捷的; 迅速發生的; 立即發生的; 動作迅速的; 頭腦靈活的;
adv.快; 快速; 迅速; 不久; 立即; 牢固地; 完全地;
v.節食; 禁食; 齋戒;
【self-denial】[ˌself dɪˈnaɪəl] n.克己; (宗教) 棄絕自己；
【repentance 】[rɪˈpentəns] n.後悔; 懊悔; 悔過; 懺悔;
【sin】美[sɪn] v.犯戒律; 犯過失;n.罪，罪惡，罪過(對神的違犯或對宗教戒律、道德規範的違犯); 過錯; 過失; 惡行;
復活節期間的慶祝活動有哪些？
The first celebration of Jesus's resurrection by many traditional churches is the Easter or Paschal Vigil.許多傳統教堂慶祝耶穌復活的第一個活動就是復活節或逾越節守夜禮。
This important service and mass is usually held at midnight between Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, and includes the blessing of the Paschal candle, the celebration of the sacrament of baptism, the chanting of Alleluia and the Eucharist for Catholics.
這一重要的儀式和彌撒通常會在聖週六和復活節之間的午夜舉行，包括點燃逾越節的燭火禱告、慶祝聖餐洗禮、吟唱哈利路亞讚美詩和舉行天主教徒的聖餐儀式。
【sacrament】[ˈsækrəmənt]n.聖事，聖禮(如婚配、聖洗或聖餐等); 聖餐
復活節吃什麼食物？
Easter is often celebrated by believers with the feast featuring blessed food such as lamb, eggs and ham.
復活節通常是信徒慶祝的盛宴，慶祝的食物有羊羔肉、雞蛋和火腿等。
Despite its holy significance to Christians, Easter has become quite commercialized.
儘管它對基督徒有很神聖的意義，但是復活節已經變得很商業化了。
復活節彩蛋代表的是什麼？
In the 1200s, people started painting hard boiled eggs with the egg representing Jesus's empty tomb.在13世紀，人們開始在煮熟的雞蛋上作畫，以此代表空的耶穌的墳墓。
Today these decorated eggs are sometimes used in Easter egg hunts though man made. Chocolate eggs are used as well.現在，這些人造的裝飾性的蛋有時會用於尋找復活節彩蛋的活動。巧克力蛋也會被使用。
Every year the president of the United States invites young children to participate in the White House Easter Egg Roll.每年美國總統都會邀請小孩參加“白宮復活節滾彩蛋比賽”。
復活節兔子
It is believed that rabbits were first linked to Easter by European Protestants in the 1600s.據說，17世紀，歐洲新教徒首次將兔子與復活節聯繫在了一起。
This idea has evolved into the figure of the basket carrying Easter Bunny, who distributes Easter eggs and candies to children.這個想法演變成：籃子裡面裝著復活節兔子，兔子給孩子們分發復活節彩蛋和糖果。
Despite its importance in Western and Eastern Christianity, Easter is not celebrated by all Christian groups.儘管復活節在西方和東方基督教裡都很重要，但是不是所有的基督教團體都會慶祝這個節日。
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