復(fù)活節(jié)的習(xí)俗英文
Easter eggs are specially decorated eggs given out to celebrate the Easter holiday. The oldest tradition is to use dyed and painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute eggs made from chocolate, or plastic eggs filled with candy such as jellybeans.
Many Americans follow the tradition of coloring hard-boiled eggs and giving baskets of candy. The Easter Bunny is a popular legendary anthropomorphic Easter gift-giving character analogous to Santa Claus in American culture. On Easter Monday, the President of the United States holds an annual Easter egg roll on the White House lawn for young children.
雞蛋、小雞、小兔子以及鮮花是典型的復(fù)活節(jié)禮物，因?yàn)樗鼈兌寂c春天和生命力有關(guān)。傳統(tǒng)的復(fù)活節(jié)上，人們會(huì)直接用雞蛋制作彩蛋，而現(xiàn)在大多數(shù)彩蛋都是巧克力彩蛋或裝滿糖果的塑料蛋。
不少美國(guó)人現(xiàn)在還按照傳統(tǒng)，在煮好的雞蛋上進(jìn)行彩繪，并用籃子裝上糖果送人。復(fù)活節(jié)兔子就如同圣誕老人一樣扮演著節(jié)日上分發(fā)禮品的角色。復(fù)活節(jié)后的星期一，美國(guó)總統(tǒng)通常會(huì)在白宮草坪上為孩子們舉辦滾彩蛋活動(dòng)。