关于复活节Easter的由来及习俗你了解多少呢

复活节，也被 称为逾越节或复活周日，是一个庆祝耶稣基督由死复生的节日。据新约记载，公元30年他被 罗马人钉列在加略山的十字架上，下葬后的第三天却得以复活。
Easter,also called Pasch or Resurrection Sunday, is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead ，described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by Romans at Calvary c.30 AD. but he was resurrected on the third day after his burial.

复活节是基督主义者们徒庆祝的高潮，发生在四旬斋(或太斋戒)之后。而后者是为期四十天的禁令，祈祷和忏悔。
It is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent(or Great Lent), a forty-day period of fasting,prayer,and penance.
复活节习俗Easter customs
十字架、钉子
复活节那天，有许多人会将煮熟的蛋用颜料画上与复活节相关的图案。例如：十字架、钉子、百合花、兔子等等，装饰的五彩缤纷。然后互相交换，提醒耶稣的复活。也有人喜欢玩寻找彩蛋的游戏，大人先将彩蛋藏在花园草丛中，让小朋友们去找。找到彩蛋的人，就要说出蛋上图案的意义。比如说，十字架是耶稣为我们死在十字架上，钉子则是提醒我们耶稣基督被钉子钉在十字架上。
The Christian cross, seen as a representation of the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, is the best-known religious symbol of Christianity. It is related to the crucifix (a cross that includes a usually three-dimensional representation of Jesus" body) and to the more general family of cross symbols.