復活節是西方教會的一個節日，是為了紀念他在死之後的第三天覆活，復活節的日期並不是跟聖誕節一樣是固定的一天，那麼，復活節日期是什麼時候？復活節有哪些特色？不妨隨小編一起去看看復活節的手抄報資料。
The date of Easter 復活節的日期
Prior to A.D. 325, Easter was variously celebrated on different days of the week, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. In that year, the Council of Nicaea was convened by emperor Constantine. It issued the Easter Rule which states that Easter shall be celebrated on the first Sunday that occurs after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox. However, a caveat must be introduced here. The "full moon" in the rule is the ecclesiastical full moon, which is defined as the fourteenth day of a tabular lunation, where day 1 corresponds to the ecclesiastical New Moon. It does not always occur on the same date as the astronomical full moon. The ecclesiastical "vernal equinox" is always on March 21. Therefore, Easter must be celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25.
在公元325年之前，復活節的慶祝時間可以是一週中不同的時間，而這些時間包括星期五、星期六和星期天。在那些年裡，康斯坦丁大帝組建了尼西亞理事會。這個理事會制定了復活節的標準：復活節應該在第一個滿月後或是春分後的第一個星期進行慶祝。在這裡，我們要作一下解釋。在規定中所指的“滿月”是宗教的滿月，而“滿月”的時間定在陰曆月份的第十四天，那麼，這個月的1號就是宗教的“新月”。由於天文滿月，復活節的日期不會是每年的同一天。另外，宗教的“春分”通常是3月21日。因此，復活節必須在3月22日-4月24日之間的其中一個星期天進行慶祝。
The Easter Bunny 復活兔
The Easter Bunny is not a modern invention. The symbol originated with the pagan festival of Eastre. The goddess, Eastre, was worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons through her earthly symbol, the rabbit.
復活兔並不是現代產物。復活兔起源於異教的復活節。當時，他的世俗象徵是一個兔子，並被盎格魯撒克遜人供奉著。
The Germans brought the symbol of the Easter rabbit to America. It was widely ignored by other Christians until shortly after the Civil War. In fact, Easter itself was not widely celebrated in America until after that time.
而德國人將復活兔帶到了美國。直至美國南北戰爭後，復活兔才被大多數宗教人士所重視。事實上，在這次內戰結束後，復活節也未在美國被人們廣泛地慶祝。
The Easter Egg 復活蛋
As with the Easter Bunny and the holiday itself, the Easter Egg predates the Christian holiday of Easter. The exchange of eggs in the springtime is a custom that was centuries old when Easter was first celebrated by Christians.
與復活兔和復活節一樣，復活蛋預示著復活節即將到來。當宗教徒慶祝第一個復活節後，人們開始春天互相交換復活蛋，而這已成為了人們好幾百年的習俗。
From the earliest times, the egg was a symbol of rebirth in most cultures. Eggs were often wrapped in gold leaf or, if you were a peasant, colored brightly by boiling them with the leaves or petals of certain flowers.
在早期，復活蛋在許多文明中象徵著“再生”。人們常常用金色的葉子包裹復活蛋，或是農民的做法：將復活蛋畫得色彩斑斕，並把它和葉子或是真花瓣一起煮沸。
Today, children hunt colored eggs and place them in Easter baskets along with the modern version of real Easter eggs -- those made of plastic or chocolate candy.
在今天，孩子們到處搜刮復活蛋，並將這些蛋放到復活節籃子中。為什麼呢?因為現代的復活蛋是用軟糖或巧克力做的。
復活節與食物
希臘科孚島西端的一個漁村，當地人正在烤全羊過復活節。烤全羊是當地人在復活節的傳統活動。
售貨員給顧客包裝巧克力蛋。食用雞蛋或巧克力蛋是西方過復活節的風俗。
在歐洲，因為有四旬期（復活節前40天）的守齋的緣故，在每次復活節用餐前，都先予以祝聖；因此第七世紀時，就有祝聖羔羊的記載出現了，之後又多了油脂和火腿的祝聖。
其實四旬節守齋是禁止吃蛋類的。到了十二世紀，才開始有雞蛋的祝聖；因此在復活節時，教徒會把蛋塗成紅色，請神父祝聖，自己也用作禮物送給朋友，這是為什么現在復活節都要送彩蛋的最早起源。
除了雞蛋外，還有其它食品，如奶油、乳酪、麵包等的祝聖。在禮儀改革前的聖教典禮中，仍保留了羔羊、蛋、麵包的祝聖經文。
在歐洲許多國家，復活主日的主餐均食羔羊肉，因為在祝聖羔羊時，可讓人紀念摩西藉著羔羊的血，領導以色列人出埃及，而這羔羊（後來稱為逾越節的羔羊）是他的預表：他是上帝的聖潔羔羊，藉他在十字架上所留的血，使人類得以洗淨罪，脫離魔鬼的奴役。
小結：以上的所有內容都是可以用作復活節的手抄報。希望對你有用。
