国外的节日习俗复活节英文

国外的节日习俗复活节英文

【篇一：美国节日双语介绍】

圣诞节

christmas is one of the most beautiful holidays of all time. it is the day when gods son was born on earth. hence, this day is sacred for all christians around the world. the christmas season gives rise to a number of christmas traditions that come along. here are a few of them that are celebrated with zest and enthusiasm worldwide for centuries.

圣诞节一直是个美好的节日。这是上帝之子诞生的日子，因此对世界各地的基督徒来说，这一天是非常神圣的。圣诞季节自然少不了各种圣诞传统。下面这些传统，可是几个世纪以来一直世界各地的人们一直热闹欢庆的习俗。on this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religious services. during the christmas season, they also exchange gifts and decorate their homes with holly, mistletoe, and christmas trees.圣诞节当天，许多人会去教堂，在圣诞节，他们还会交换礼物，及用冬青、榭寄生和圣诞树来装饰自己的家。

preparation of the christmas cake

烘烤圣诞蛋糕

this was an english tradition which started centuries ago. on christmas eve, plum porridge was served to the people. as years passed, various other things like dry fruits, honey and spices were used. soon this porridge got replaced with the christmas cake. christmas cakes are made using eggs, butter, confections, fruits, etc. today a christmas cake is an integral part of a christmas menu.

这项英式传统早在几个世纪以前就流传开了，以前人们在平安夜喝梅花粥。随着时间慢慢推移，人们还会享用果脯、蜂蜜及香料食物等，随后圣诞蛋糕便代替梅花粥出现了。圣诞蛋糕由鸡蛋、黄油、甜点、水果等烘制而成。现如今，圣诞蛋糕已成为圣诞菜谱不可或缺的一部分。

decorating the christmas tree

装扮圣诞树

this refers to the tradition of decorating a pine tree using lights, tinsels, garlands, ornaments, candy canes, etc. today, a

christmas tree is an indispensable part of christmas celebration.

这个传统指的是用彩灯、金箔、花环、饰品、糖果条等装扮松树。

现如今，圣诞树也是欢庆节日不可或缺的一部分。

lighting up the christmas candle

点燃圣诞蜡烛

this refers to the tradition of placing a lighted candle outside houses during the christmas season. a candle signifies hope

as it brings light even to the darkest room. in the earlier times, when christians were persecuted, they were not allowed to practice prayers. hence, a single candle used to be placed outside the house as a sign that christian prayers were being conducted inside.

这个传统指的是人们会在圣诞期间在屋子外面放一支点燃的蜡烛。

即便在最黑暗的屋子，蜡烛也能带来光明，寓意希望。早些年代，

也就是基督徒深受迫害的时候，他们被禁止布道祷告。因此，基督

徒们在屋外放一支蜡烛，暗示他们仍在心里默默祷告。

sending gifts to loved ones

给亲友送礼物

this tradition comes from the story of the three wise men who got gifts for baby jesus on christmas. every christmas, gifts

are exchanged among loved ones, especially children. the

story of santa claus also comes from this tradition.

这个传统源自一个传说：三位智者在圣诞节给婴儿耶稣送出了礼物。每年圣诞节，亲朋好友尤其是孩子们都会互赠礼物，圣诞老人的故

事也源自这个传统。

singing christmas carols

唱圣诞颂歌

it refers to the age-old custom of enchanting a number of traditional christmas songs during the christmas season. it adds to the joy and fun to the atmosphere. different christmas hymns or carols like the first noel, jingle bells, joy to the world, etc are sung every christmas as a part of the christmas celebration.

这是一个古老的习俗：圣诞期间总是回荡着一首又一首圣诞传统歌曲。歌曲给人们带来欢乐，也增添了节日的气氛。每年欢度圣诞之际，《第一个圣诞节》、《铃儿响叮当》、《普世欢腾》等各种圣

诞圣歌或颂歌都会奏响旋律。distributing christmas candies

分发圣诞糖果

this is one of the most wonderful traditions of all. christmas candies are distributed to neighbors during the yuletide season. on the day of christmas, all misunderstandings and grudges are forgotten and the community comes together to celebrate the birth of christ.

这是所有传统中最有趣的一个。圣诞季人们向邻居们分发圣诞糖果;圣诞节那天，所有误会与仇恨统统化解，邻里之间团结一致共同庆祝耶稣的诞生。making of cribs

制作圣诞马槽

this is yet another age-old tradition of christmas. a crib refers to the nativity scene that is prepared using small statues. the first crib ever was made outside a church of st. francis of assisi for children to show them how the nativity scene was like. since then, this tradition became very popular.

这也是一个古老的圣诞习俗。人们用小雕像和马槽营造耶稣诞生的场景。第一个马槽建在圣法兰西斯一所教堂外面，意在向孩子们展示耶稣诞生的场景。从那以后这个习俗便一直流传了下来。

these traditions have been carried out for decades, yet they are celebrated with more and more exuberance each year. the level of

excitement has never gone down. it just keeps getting better and better with time.

这些传统沿袭已有几十年，一年比一年热闹，盛况可谓有增无减。相信随着时间的推移，人们对传统习俗的热情只会越来越高。

复活节 easter is the christian commemoration of the resurrection of jesus as a religious holiday. over the past year the spring equinox, the first full moon of the first sunday after easter. church of christ in the early years of the date of easter, there have been controversial, causing momentary confusion, until 325 ad, the priests of the church of the meeting before deciding on a day to celebrate the unification of the easter.

复活节是基督教纪念耶稣复活的一个宗教节日。每年春分过去，第一次月圆后的第一个星期日就是复活节。早年在基督教会中对复活节的日期曾经有过争议，

引起一时混乱，直到公元３２５年，教士会议才决定整个教会统一在一天庆祝复活节。

there are a lot of the traditional easter celebration, easter egg

is a symbol of the most typical. in ancient times the eggs are often seen as more children and grandchildren and a symbol

of resurrection, because it breeds new life. later, christians

also gives new meaning to the egg that it is a symbol of the tomb of jesus, the life of the future is born from it and get rid of. easter eggs are often dyed red to represent the crucifixion of jesus when the blood flow, but also a symbol of happiness

after the resurrection. there is an ancient custom, the egg is cooked to the street children play. their eggs from rolling down the hillside: who broke the last egg, will win, all property of all

of his eggs. white house to play this game every year, but is rolling eggs on the lawn only. 复活节有不少传统的庆祝活动，蛋

就是复活节最典型的象征。古时人们常把蛋视为多子多孙和复活的

象征，因为它孕育着新的生命。后来基督教徒又赋予蛋以新的涵义，认为它是耶稣墓的象征，未来的生命就是从其中挣脱而出世。复活

节人们常把蛋染成红色，代表耶稣受难时流的鲜血，同时也象征复

活后的快乐。还有一种古老的习俗，是把煮熟的彩蛋送给街头的孩

子们做游戏。他们把彩蛋从山坡上滚下：谁的蛋最后破，谁就获得

胜利，全部彩蛋都归他所有。美国白宫每年也玩这种游戏，只不过

是把蛋放在草坪上滚动而已。

rabbit is a symbol of easter. now every easter, the united

states the total size of a candy shop to sell chocolate made

with the easter bunny and eggs. these eggs and egg is almost small, big melon big surprise, the children eat them with relish. to the relatives and friends, but also be a good gift.

兔子也是复活节的象征。现在每逢复活节，美国大小糖果店总要出

售用巧克力制成的复活节小兔和彩蛋。这些彩蛋小的和鸡蛋差不多，大的竟有甜瓜那么大，孩子们吃起来津津有味。送给亲戚朋友，也

不失为上佳礼品。

感恩节

thanksgiving day is a very important troditional holiday in america. on the fourth thursday of each november，families

and friends gather together for the occasion to celebrate with a traditional turkey dinner，usually in the

mid-afternoon.thanksgiving day originated as a celebration of the year’s harvest and is similar to the mid-autumn festival in china.

这个美国传统节日始于1621年，美国成立以前。来源于美洲新大

陆第一批移民为庆祝到达新大陆之后第一年的辛苦劳作获得的丰收

而举行的盛大宴会。 on september 6，1620，the mayflower

ship set sail from

plymouth，devon，england，taking all the english pilgrims to the new world. the english pilgrims numbered about a hundred people，and left england to escape religious persecution.

1620年9月6日，一批不堪忍受国内宗教迫害的英国清教徒乘坐“五月花”号从英格兰德文郡普利茅斯出发，开始了到美洲新大陆的

航行。这批清教徒大约有100人。

the pilgrims sailed sixty-six days，arrived in the new world in november of the same year. they first settled in a cornfield abandoned by native indians and named it plymouth plantation.清教徒们在海上航行了66天，终于在当年的11月到达美洲新大陆。他们最初在当地印第安人废弃的一个玉米地z安顿下来，并把它命

名为普利茅斯种植园。 they worked on the land with much difficulty and were beset by a devastating plague in which half

of the pilgrim died in the long winter of 1620. in the spring of 1621，an indian brave named squanto and her wampanoag

tribe came to their help.the tribe taught the pilgrims how to

work the

earth and plant corn，beans，pumpkins，squash and other crops.

1620年那个寒冷而漫长的冬天，他们在这块土地上费尽千辛万苦地

劳作着，困难重重，还遭遇了一场灾难性的瘟疫，一半人在这场瘟

疫中死去。到了1621

【篇二：复活节简介(中英文)】

友归复活节

基督教节日, 但是事实上，最初的复活节是异教徒的节日。 in fact, easter was originally a pagan festival。 the ancient saxons celebrated the return of spring with an uproarious festival commemorating their goddess of offspring and of springtime, eastre. when the second-century christian missionaries encountered the tribes of the north with their pagan celebrations, they attempted to convert them to christianity.

they did so, however, in a clandestine manner。

古撒克逊人庆祝春至时非常热闹，因为这也纪念他们祖先和春天的

复活。在公元200年，基督教的传教士并偶然来到这个拥有异教庆

典的北方部落。这些传教士尝试让撒克逊人改信基督教，而他们使

用的方法非常隐秘。

it would have been suicide for the very early christian

converts to celebrate their holy days with observances that did not coincide with celebrations that already existed. to save lives, the missionaries cleverly decided to spread their

religious message slowly throughout the populations by allowing them to continue to celebrate pagan feasts, but to do so in a christian manner。与以往其他任何节日庆典都不同的是，

早期的基督教人为了庆祝他们神圣的节日而在仪式中自杀。为了拯

救生命，传教士略施小计，在人群中慢慢散布神明的信息，谎称神

明允许人们继续庆祝异教节日，但是要使用基督教的方式进行庆祝。as it happened, the pagan festival of eastre occurred at the same time of year as the christian observance of the resurrection of christ. it made sense, therefore, to alter the festival itself, to make it a christian celebration as converts

were slowly won over. the early name, eastre, was eventually changed to its modern spelling, easter。

就这样，复活节在同年出现了，而且被当作耶稣复活的基督教仪式。因此，这个节日就被慢慢被改变，渐渐转变为基督教的一个节日。

于是，人们渐渐皈依基督教。而复活节早期的名字eastre，最后也

被改成流传至今的拼法easter。

a.d. 325，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. （春分）【秋分autumnal equinox】the ecclesiastical vernal equinox is always on march 21. （ it does not always occur on the same date as the astronomical full moon. ）therefore, easter must be celebrated on a sunday between the dates of march 22 and

april 25.

公元前325年，康斯坦丁大帝组建了一个理事会，这个理事会制定

了复活节的标准：复活节应该在第一个满月后或是春分后的第一个

星期天进行庆祝。基督教的春分通常是3月21日，而第一个满月的

时间则每年有所不同，所以复活节的日期不会是每年的同一天。通常是在3月22日-4月24日之间的其中一个星期天进行庆祝。

the easter bunny

复活兔 the symbol originated with the pagan festival of eastre. the goddess, eastre, was worshipped by the anglo-saxons through her earthly symbol, the rabbit。

复活兔起源于异教的复活节。当时，盎格鲁撒克逊人的黎明女神eostre的世俗象征是一个兔子，因此被人们所供奉。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。

而德国人将复活兔带到了美国。直至美国南北战争后，复活兔才被大多数基督教人士所重视。事实上，在这次内战结束后，复活节也

未在美国被人们广泛地庆祝。

the easter egg

复活蛋 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。与复活兔和复活节一样，复活蛋预示着圣诞节的即将到来。当基督

教徒庆祝第一个复活节后，人们开始春天互相交换复活蛋，而这已

成为了人们好几百年的习俗。

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，复活蛋许多文明中象征着再生。人们常常用金色的叶子包裹复活蛋，或是农民的做法：将复活蛋画得色彩斑斓，并把它和叶

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，孩子们到处搜刮复活蛋，并将这些蛋放到复活节篮子中。为什么呢？他们只是为了复活蛋的现代意义：复活蛋是由软糖或巧

克力做的

【篇三：复活节中英文介绍no.1】

复活节

as with almost all christian holidays, easter has been secularized and

commercialized. the dichotomous nature of easter and its symbols, however, is not necessarily a modern fabrication.

和其它基督教节日一样，复活节正慢慢“被世俗”和“被商业”。即便如此，复活节的这两个性质和它的标志并不是必然的“现代产物”。 the history of easter 复活节的历史

since its conception as a holy celebration in the second century, easter has had its non-religious side. in fact, easter was originally a pagan festival.

“复活节是神圣的庆典”的概念在公元200年已经形成，自那时起，复活节就站在了非宗教的一方。而事实上，最初的复活节是异教徒的节日。

the ancient saxons celebrated the return of spring with an uproarious festival commemorating their goddess of offspring and of springtime, eastre. when the second-century christian missionaries encountered the tribes of the north with their pagan celebrations, they attempted to convert them to christianity. they did so, however, in a clandestine manner.

古撒克逊人庆祝春至时非常热闹，因为这也纪念他们祖先和春天的“复活”。在公元200年，基督教的传教士并偶然来到这个拥有异教庆典的北方部落。这些传教士尝试让撒克逊人改信基督教，而他们使用的方法非常隐秘。

it would have been suicide for the very early christian converts to celebrate their holy days with observances that did not coincide with celebrations that already existed. to save lives, the missionaries cleverly decided to spread their religious message slowly throughout the populations by allowing them to continue to celebrate pagan feasts, but to do so in a christian manner.

早期的基督教人为了庆祝他们神圣的节日而在仪式中自杀，然而这些仪式并没有与以前的庆祝仪式相类似。为了拯救生命，传教士略施小计，在人群中慢慢散布神明的信息，谎称神明允许人们继续庆祝异教节日，但是要使用基督教的方式进行庆祝。

as it happened, the pagan festival of eastre occurred at the same time of year as the christian observance of the

resurrection of christ. it made sense, therefore, to alter the festival itself, to make it a christian celebration as converts

were slowly won over. the early name, eastre, was eventually changed to its modern spelling, easter.

就这样，复活节在同年出现了，而且被当作耶稣复活的基督教仪式。因此，这个节日就慢慢被改变，渐渐转变为基督教的一个节日。于是，人们渐渐皈依基督教。而复活节早期的名字eastre，最后也被

改成流传至今的拼法easter。

the date of easter 复活节的日期

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，复活节的庆祝时间可以是一周中不同的时间，

而这些时间包括星期五、星期六和星期天。在那些年里，康斯坦丁

大帝组建了尼西亚理事会。这个理事会制定了复活节的标准：复活

节应该在第一个满月后或是春分后的第一个星期进行庆祝。在这里，我们要作一下解释。在规定中所指的“满月”是基督教的满月，而“满月”的时间定在阴历月份的第十四天，那么，这个月的1号就是基督

教的“新月”。由于天文满月，复活节的日期不会是每年的同一天。

另外，基督教的“春分”通常是3月21日。因此，复活节必须在3月22日-4月24日之间的其中一个星期天进行庆祝。

the lenten season 四旬斋季节

lent is the forty-six day period just prior to easter sunday. it begins on ash wednesday. mardi gras (french for fat tuesday)

is a celebration,

sometimes called carnival, practiced around the world, on the tuesday prior to ash wednesday. it was designed as a way to

get it all out before the sacrifices of lent began. new orleans is the focal point of mardi gras celebrations in the u.s. read about the religious meanings of the lenten season.

四旬斋是早期复活节里面为期46天的时期。四旬斋开始于圣灰星期三。“狂欢节”也称为“嘉年华”。在早期，它横跨星期三和圣灰星期四，是一个全世界都进行的庆典。在四旬斋献祭开始前，狂欢节是

一个使人身心舒畅的节日。其中，新奥尔良是美国狂欢节的焦点。

因此，我们要好好理解四旬斋的宗教含义。

the easter bunny 复活兔

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.

复活兔并不是现代产物。复活兔起源于异教的复活节。当时，耶稣

的世俗象征是一个兔子，并被盎格鲁撒克逊人供奉着。

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.

而德国人将复活兔带到了美国。直至美国南北战争后，复活兔才被

大多数基督教人士所重视。事实上，在这次内战结束后，复活节也

未在美国被人们广泛地庆祝。

the easter egg 复活蛋

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.与复活兔和复活节一样，复活蛋预示着复活节即将到来。当基督教徒庆祝第一个复活节后，人们开始春天互

相交换复活蛋，而这已成为了人们好几百年的习俗。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，复活蛋在许多文明中象征着“再生”。人们常常用金色的叶

子包裹复活蛋，或是农民的做法：将复活蛋画得色彩斑斓，并把它

和叶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，孩子们到处搜刮复活蛋，并将这些蛋放到复活节篮子中。为什么呢？因为现代的复活蛋是用软糖或巧克力做的

复活节和圣诞节一样，是外来的节日。《圣经?新约全书》记载，耶稣被钉死在十字架上，第三天身体复活，复活节因此得名。复活节

复活节是基督宗教最重大的节日，重要性超过圣诞节，宗教起源与节期在以色列。按《圣经?马太福音》的说法，耶稣基督在十字架上受刑死后三天复活，因而设立此节。历史学家根据《圣经》和先进以色列人逾越节的日期，推算出在春分日（3月21日）之后月满后的第一个星期天就是《圣经》中讲到耶稣复活的日子。由于每年的春分日都不固定，所以每年的复活节的具体日期也是不确定的。但节期大致在3月22日至4月25日之间。关于耶稣基督之死，按基督教教义，是为了赎世人的罪；耶稣基督的身体复活，是为了叫信徒得到永生。因此，在基督宗教中，复活节具有极度重要伟大的意义。英国大部分节日都起源于宗教。复活节发生在过了春分月圆后的第一个星期日，原是纪念西亚异教神明巴力的同父异母妹妹亚斯塔路降生的日子，亚斯塔路也是巴力的情妇。相传巴力得知妹妹

亚斯塔路生于一枚天鹅蛋中，就去灌木中寻找；找到了，就抱在怀里孵化出了一只兔子；兔子长大后成了一个美女，和巴力同居，后来在巴力危难之际还救过巴力一命。英语单词easter的词源就是亚斯塔路。

year.[1] according to christian scripture, jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. some christians celebrate this

resurrection on easter day or easter sunday[2] (also resurrection day or resurrection sunday), two days after good friday and three days after

maundy thursday. the chronology of his death and resurrection is variously interpreted to be between ad 26 and ad 36. easter also refers to the season of the church year called eastertide or the easter season. traditionally the easter season lasted for the forty days from easter day until ascension day but now officially[citation needed] lasts for the fifty days until pentecost. the first week of the easter season is

known as easter week or the octave of easter. easter also marks the end of lent, a season of fasting, prayer, and penance. easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation

to the civil

calendar. the first council of nicaea (325) established the date of easter as the first sunday after the full moon (the paschal

full moon) following the northern hemispheres vernal equinox.[3] ecclesiastically, the equinox is reckoned to be on march 21 (regardless of the astronomically correct date), and the full moon is not necessarily the astronomically correct date. the date of easter therefore varies between march 22 and april 25. eastern christianity bases its calculations on the julian calendar whose march 21 corresponds, during the twenty-first century, to april 3 in the gregorian calendar, in which calendar their celebration of easter therefore varies between april 4 and may 8.

easter is linked to the jewish passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar. in most european languages the feast called easter in english is

termed by the words for passover in those languages and in the older english versions of the bible the term easter was the term used to translate passover.[4][5]

relatively newer[citation needed] elements such as the easter bunny and easter egg hunts have become part of the holidays modern celebrations, and those aspects are often celebrated

by many christians and non-christians alike. there are also some christian denominations who do not celebrate easter.

popular modern depictions of easter can be viewed as a celebration of spring.