復(fù)活節(jié)(Easter)

1、復(fù)活節(jié)(Easter)復(fù)，舌節(jié)(Easter)復(fù)，舌節(jié)(Easter) easter traditions and symbols are abundant, but what are the originsof these eastertraditi ons? lear n the history of easter traditi ons here.the easter seas oneaster is not only a holiday but a seas on unto itself, to many religious people, it marks a time of mir

2、acles and a reaffirmi ng of faith, to those with a more secular view of the world, it is a celebrati on of the end of win ter, a time to look toward the warmth of the coining summer and a chanee to shed the heavy clothi ng of the win ter for the bright colors of spri ng.the date of easter (april 16,

3、 2008)goddess of the spri ngeaster is a movable holiday, which is calculated as the first sun day after the full moon that occurs on or after the ver nal equino x. if the full moon falls on a sun day, the n easter is the follow! ng sun day. the holiday can occur any wherebetween march 22 and april 2

4、5. this year easter is april 16, 2008. the paga n oigi ns of easterlong before easter became the holiday it is today, the spr ingfestival was celebrated by the people around the world.the celebrati on was origi nally based on the lunar cale ndar. the n ame easter is derived from the sax on eostre (w

5、hich is synonym ous with the n ame of the phoe ni cia n goddess of the moon, astartephoto), a germanic goddess of spring and the deity who measured time.the christia n orig ins of easterfor god so loved the world that he gave his only son, so that every one who believes in him will not perish but ha

6、ve eternal life, god did not send his son into the world to condemn it, but to save it (joh n 3:16-17).as christia nity grew and spread throughout the world, it was com mon practice to adopt, modify, convert or take over exist ing non-christia n festivals, because eostre was the goddess of spri ng a

7、nd her symbolism dealt with ren ewal and rebirth, the christia n belief in the resurrecti on of christ fit well with these themes.* the easter story of jesus (photo )an gels adori ng the heart of jesus, by vice nte lopezporta naon good friday , jesus Christ was executed by crucifix! on. his body was

8、 take n dow n from the cross, and buried in a cave, the tomb was guarded and an eno rmous stone was put over the entran ce, so that no-one could steal the body.on the followi ng sun day, some wome n visited the grave and found that the stone had bee n moved, and that the tomb was empty, jesus himsel

9、f was seen that day, and for days afterwards by many people, his followers realised that god had raised jesus from the dead.* the easter vigil service (15 april 2008 )the easter vigil service (photo) is the first easter service, and takes place on the ni ght of holy Saturday, holy Saturday is the Sa

10、turday after good friday which is often, but wrongly, called easter Saturday.the idea behind the service is for faithful Christians to wait and watch, hopeful and con fide nt that christ will retur n at mid night.the easter candle (photos) is lit during this service, the service traditi on ally beg

11、ins outside the church, where min ister and some worshippers gather around a fire - a charcoal brazier is com mon.the service begi ns with words like these:4brothers and sisters in Christ, on this most holy ni ght, i n which our lord jesus Christ passed over from death to life, the church in vites her members, dispersed throughout the world, to gather in vigil an