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1、复活节Aswithalmostall"Christian"holidays,Easterhasbeensecularizedandcommercialized.ThedichotomousnatureofEasteranditssymbols,however,isnotnecessarilyamodernfabrication.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”。ThehistoryofEaster复活节的历史Sinceit
2、sconceptionasaholycelebrationinthesecondcentury,Easterhashaditsnon-religiousside.Infact,Easterwasoriginallyapaganfestival.“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。TheancientSaxonscelebratedthereturnofspringwithanuproariousfestivalcomm
3、emoratingtheirgoddessofoffspringandofspringtime,Eastre.Whenthesecond-centuryChristianmissionariesencounteredthetribesofthenorthwiththeirpagancelebrations,theyattemptedtoconvertthemtoChristianity.Theydidso,however,inaclandestinemanner.古撒克逊人庆祝春至时非常热闹，因为这也纪念他们
4、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。ItwouldhavebeensuicidefortheveryearlyChristianconvertstocelebratetheirholydayswithobservancesthatdidnotcoincidewithcelebrationsthatalreadyexisted.Tosavelives,themissionariescleverly
5、decidedtospreadtheirreligiousmessageslowlythroughoutthepopulationsbyallowingthemtocontinuetocelebratepaganfeasts,buttodosoinaChristianmanner.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。Asithap
6、pened,thepaganfestivalofEastreoccurredatthesametimeofyearastheChristianobservanceoftheResurrectionofChrist.Itmadesense,therefore,toalterthefestivalitself,tomakeitaChristiancelebrationasconvertswereslowlywonover.Theearlyname,Eastre,waseventuallychangedtoitsm
7、odernspelling,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。ThedateofEaster复活节的日期PriortoA.D.325,Easterwasvariouslycelebratedondifferentdaysoftheweek,includingFriday,Saturday,andSunday.Intha
8、tyear,theCouncilofNicaeawasconvenedbyemperorConstantine.ItissuedtheEasterRulewhichstatesthatEastershallbecelebratedonthefirstSundaythatoccursafterthefirstfullmoononorafterthevernalequinox.However,acave
