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    Easter Traditions 復活節習俗
    [ 2007-04-09 14:15 ]

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    Which came first - the rabbit or the egg?
    It’s Easter in the UK and the shops are full of Easter eggs, hot-cross buns and Easter bunnies.

    Although Easter is widely seen as a Christian festival which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, its origins pre-date Christianity and many of its symbols come from the earliest civilisations.

    Our modern festival’s roots lie in ancient seasonal rituals which marked the transition from the "death" of winter to the new life and rebirth of spring.

    These days we give chocolate eggs as gifts at Easter but eggs have been symbols of fertility for thousands of years.

    The ancient Persians gave each other painted eggs for the festival of Nowrooz, a celebration held at the spring equinox which marked the start of Persian New Year. The tradition continues to this day.

    Centuries ago the early Saxon people marked buns with a cross to honour their goddess Eostre, whose name some people believe to be the origin of the word Easter. It is believed that early Christians incorporated such pagan festivals into their religion.

    Some experts say the Easter bunny was originally a hare as this animal represented fertility and growth in pagan mythology due to its capacity for reproduction. Moreover, in some ancient cultures the hare was also a symbol of the moon, which is significant as the date of Easter changes each year depending on the lunar cycle.

    The Easter bunny has become an important symbol of Easter all over the world. But nowadays not everybody treats such symbols with respect.

    Pranksters in the Austrian town of Villach have stolen a giant Easter Bunny from the town square. Local police say it should not be too difficult to spot as it is two metres tall and weighs 60kg.


    GLOSSARY 詞匯表 (收聽發音, 請單擊英語單詞) 

    Easter eggs
    復活節彩蛋

    hot-cross buns
    十字小面包(復活節的特色面包)     
    Easter bunnies
    復活節兔子       
    resurrection
    耶穌的復活
    symbols
    符號,象征
    seasonal rituals
    季節性的儀式  
    rebirth
    重生    
    symbols of fertility
    繁殖力的象征
    ancient Persians
    古代的波斯人     
    spring equinox
    春分,春分點      

    Saxon
    撒克遜人    

    buns
    小面包     
    goddess
    女神    
    pagan
    異教徒
    hare
    野兔
    mythology
    神話    
    ancient cultures
    古老文明  

    pranksters
    惡作劇者

    lunar cycle
    月亮運轉的周期            
    to spot
    發現      
      


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