世界节假日博览 第76期:复活节

 Easter Sunday commemorates¹ the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the most important Christian² celebration. The date of Easter Sunday changes every year, and that changes the date of all the important holy days that come before Easter. It falls between late March and late May. Easter is so important because Christians³ believe that Jesus rose from the dead, two days after he died on the cross. Jesus'dead body was buried in a cave on Good Friday and two days later the stone that covered the cave’s entrance had been moved and Jesus'body had gone. Various people saw Jesus in the following days and his followers⁴ understood God had raised him from the dead. Historians say this happened so复活节me time between 26 and 36 AD.

复活节纪念耶稣复活。这是基督教中最为重要的节日。每年的复活节日期都不同，因此在复活节前所有的宗教节日都会发生变动。通常，复活节会在3月末到5月末之间举行。因为基督徒相信，耶稣在被钉在在十字架两天后起死回生。在受难日这一天，耶稣被埋在洞穴中，两天后，出入洞穴的石块被人移动，耶稣的尸体消失。在随后几天里，许多人称看到了耶稣，信徒认为这是上帝让他起死回生。历史学家认为这一天发生在公元26-36年之间。

People celebrate Easter in many ways around the world. It is a very busy time for churches. Many Christians light a special Pascal candle on the evening before Easter. This represents the rising of Christ. There are special songs and hymns⁵ which people sing in church. Children like Easter because their parents and grandparents give them chocolate Easter eggs, a sign of new birth. Schoolchildren usually decorate eggs and display them in their school or give them as gifts. Other things associated with Easter are the Easter Bunny and spring flowers like irises⁶. An unusual Easter tradition in Norway is to solve murder mysteries. Television channels show murder mystery shows and magazines are full of crime stories.

全球民众的庆祝方式各有不同。教堂会异常忙碌。在复活节的头一天晚上，信徒们会点燃帕斯卡蜡烛。代表耶稣重生。教堂会歌唱圣歌。孩子们也喜欢过节，父母和祖父母会给孩子们巧克力彩蛋，代表新生。学生通常会装饰彩蛋，彩蛋会在学校展出，或是赠予他人。与复活节有关的事物还有复活节兔子，以及春花鸢尾花。在挪威，人们会庆祝不同寻常的复活节，解决谋杀案件。电视会播放相关节目，杂志也会刊登大量犯罪案件。

1.associated with 与…有关系

例句：Cigarette smoking has been associated with lung cancer. 

肺癌被认为与吸烟有关。

2.full of 装满

例句：His head is full of nonsense. 

他满脑子荒唐念头。

3.Easter eggs 复活节彩蛋

例句：Thus began the custom of writing on Easter eggs. 

于是就开始了在复活节彩蛋上写字的习俗。

4.Easter Bunny 复活节兔子

例句：The Easter Bunny is the modern version of a very old Easter symbol. 

复活节兔子是非常古老的复活节象征的现代说法。

1 commemorates   

n.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的名词复数 )v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A tombstone is erected in memory of whoever it commemorates. 墓碑是为纪念它所纪念的人而建的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A tablet commemorates his patriotic activities. 碑文铭记他的爱国行动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

3 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

4 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

5 hymns   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌( hymn的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At first, they played the hymns and marches familiar to them. 起初他们只吹奏自己熟悉的赞美诗和进行曲。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
• I like singing hymns. 我喜欢唱圣歌。 来自辞典例句

6 irises   

n.虹( iris的名词复数 )；虹膜；虹彩；鸢尾（花）

参考例句：

• The cottage gardens blaze with irises, lilies and peonies. 村舍花园万紫千红，鸢尾、百合花和牡丹竞相争艳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The irises were of flecked grey. 虹膜呈斑驳的灰色。 来自《简明英汉词典》