英语演讲-复活节.ppt

Easter Easter is the most important annual religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. It commemorates the resurrection of Jesus after his death on the cross. Easter originsChristians believe that Jesus is alive and he will take care of their daily life, give them power, so that every day is full of hope. This festival is the same important as Christmas.2013 3 31 Easter is a symbol of rebirth and hope. Easter gift have a relationship with typical spring and regeneration, such as rabbits , eggsThe rabbits and eggs Rabbits have frequent multiple births so they became a symbol of fertility（多产）. Easter eggs are in order to bring happiness to people. These beautiful and decorative eggs represent people’s good wishes and share joy of the season change.The Romans believed that ”All life comes from an egg.” So Christians consider eggs to be “the seed of life“ and so they are symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Originally, Easter eggs were painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring and were used in Easter-egg rolling . Beautiful linespictures Nowadays, the eggs were always given as gifts. There are all kinds of Easter eggs such as chocolate eggs, cake eggs. Traditonal CelebrationOn Easter Sunday children wake up to find the baskets of candy and the hidden eggs. They hunt for the eggs all around the house. Neighborhoods and organizations hold the egg hunts, and the child who finds the most egg wins a prize. They also wear some new clothes on this day which is a symbol of new life. Egg rolling In England, Germany and some other countries, children rolled eggs down hill on Easter morning. This game has been connected to the rolling away of the rock from Jesus tomb when he was resurrected. Parade After church services, everyone went for a walk around the town. Nowadays many people walk in Easter parades to show and see new spring clothes, especially hats. In Spain In New York In Poland (波兰) In Finland （芬兰） Thank you ~