HappyEasterCalvinMokWechat：328572546E-mail:calvinmok117@WhatisEaster?EasteristhemostimportantChristianfestival.ChristiansarefollowersofJesusChristwholivedabout2000yearsagoinacountrycalledPalestine（巴勒斯坦）.TheybelievethatJesuswasthesonofGod.AtEastertimeChristiansrememberthelastweekofJesus'life.WheredoesEastergetitsnamefrom?OnebeliefisthatEastergotitsnamefromtheGoddessofSpringcalledEostrewhosomepeopleworshipped（膜拜，做禮拜）

longbeforeJesuswasborn.

Atthattimeitwasthoughtthatthesundiedinwinterandwasbornagaininspringwhendayswouldlengthenandthesun’spowerwouldreturn.

InEurope,Eostrewashonouredasthebringerofspring.WhenisEaster?EasterDayisalwaysonaSunday,butthedatevariesfromyeartoyear(unlikeChristmaswhichisalwaysonDecember25).ManyyearsagoChristiansdecidedthatEasterDayshouldbealwaysbeontheSundayfollowingthefirstfullmoonafterthefirstdayofSpringonMarch21.ThismeansthatEastercanbeasearlyas22Marchoraslateas25April.ForthisreasonEasteriscalledamovable（可動(dòng)的）

feast.

WhatisGoodFriday?OnGoodFridayChristiansrememberthedaythatJesuswaskilledonthecross(crucified釘在十字架上處死)byRomansoldiers.ItisknownasGoodFridaybecauseChristiansbelievethatJesusgaveuphislifeforthegoodofeveryone.WhatdoChristianscelebrateonEasterSunday?EasterSundayisahappydayforChristiansbecausetheybelievethatJesusrosefromthedead(resurrection)andascended（上升）

intoheavenonthisdayTheybelievethatJesus'resurrectionorcomingaliveshowsthatdeathisnottheendofeverything.SymbolsofEasterA)BIBLEB)CRUCIFIX（耶穌受難像）

C)CHICKA)BIBLEB)EASTERBUNNYC)EASTEREGGSSymbolsofEasterA)EASTERBASKETB)BIBLE（圣經(jīng)）C)LAMBA)BIBLEB)CRUCIFIXC)CHICKSymbolsofEasterA)BIBLEB)CRUCIFIXC)CHICKA)DECORATINGEASTEREGGSB)EASTEREGGHUNTC)LILYSymbolsofEasterA)EASTERBASKETB)BIBLEC)LAMBA)EASTERBASKETB)EASTERBUNNYC)EASTEREGGSReligioustraditionsGoingtochurchChurchmemberswillhavecommuniononGoodFriday.

ReligioustraditionsStationofthecross(耶穌受難十四處苦路)ReligiouspeoplewillwalkseveralkmasasacrificeinremembranceofChrist.

ReligioustraditionsWashawayyoursins!OnEasterSundaymanypeoplebelievetogoswiminordertowashawaytheirsinsandhaveanewbeginning.CelebrationsandfoodHotcrossbunsTraditionallyeatenduringEasterinmanyWesterncountries.CelebrationsandfoodNopork!Mostpeoplewon’teatporkduringEasterandwouldusuallygoforanalternativeoffishorlamb.HowdowecelebrateEaster?EasterEggsThecustomofgivingeggsatEasteriscelebrationofnewlife.

Eggswerealwaysthoughttobespecialbecausealthoughtheydonotseemalive,theyhavelifewithinthem.Longagopeoplegavegiftsofeggscarvedfromwoodorpreciousstones.HowdowecelebrateEaster?TheEasterBunny

TheEasterBunnyisamythicalcharacterdepictedasarabbit.Inlegend,thecreaturebringsbasketsfilledwithcoloredeggs,candyandtoystothehomesofchildrenonthenightbeforeEaster.OriginatedinGermany.HowdowecelebrateEaster?EggHunting

OnEasterSundaychildrenwakeuptofindthattheEasterBunnyhasleftthembasketsofcandy.Hehasalsohiddentheeggsandchildrenhuntfortheeggsallaroundthehouseandseehowmanytheycanfind.HowdowecelebrateEaster?EggRollingWhiteHouseEasterRollingGameEasterMondayistheonlydayoftheyearwhentouristsareallowedtowanderovertheWhiteHouselawn.Theeggrollingeventisopentochildrentwelveyearsoldandunder.HowdowecelebrateEaster?BuyingNewClothes

ThenewclotheswornonEasterSundayareasymbolofnewlife.Somecitieswouldhaveparadeswherepeoplewearcolorfulandinterestingcostumes.

HowdowecelebrateEaster?RabbitsRace

HowdowecelebrateEaster?Eggcoloringordecorating

Whatdidyoulearn?1.EasteriscelebratedonaSundayTrueorFalse?2.ThenameEastercomesfromEastre,thegoddessofSpring.

TrueorFalse?3.GoodFridaycomesafterEaster.4.EasterSundayisthedaywhenJesusChristwascrucified.TrueorFalse?5.AnEasterEggissupposedtobeasymbolofrebirth.

6.AcrucifixisthemostpopularEastersymbol.

TrueorFalse?7.ChocolateEggsarethemostpopularEastercandy.

8.EasteriscelebratedthesecondSundayafterfullmoonTrueorFalse?9.ThelatestdatewhenEastercanoccurison21April.10