Easter is a relatively important festival in western countries, so you know how Easter is celebrated in western countries. Western countries pay no less attention to Easter than Christmas. It has become a tradition to send each other Easter eggs and bunnies. Let's get to know.
In western countries, there are activities for Easter, such as Easter egg hunt, Easter and some traditional religious activities. The devout Christian Family Church stopped all recreational activities on Friday before Easter and changed to plain clothes to mourn the crucifixion. In order to welcome Easter, many people will carry out spring cleaning and decorate fresh flowers, such as the symbol of purity 'Easter Lily'. On Easter day, Christians will put on new clothes and shoes to go to church. Women and little girls will also wear 'Easter hat' decorated with fresh flowers and plants, or 'Easter bonnet', and 'Easter dress' with bright colors.
During Easter, the traditional food of Easter is mutton and ham, which symbolizes the sacrifice of Jesus' body, while ham is a symbol of abundance. At the same time, you can also see a variety of small rabbit and egg products sold in the major stores, and small food stores and candy stores are full of small rabbit and egg made of chocolate.
Why do people in China and Western countries pay attention to rabbits and eggs at Easter?
The ancients often regarded the egg as a symbol of many children and grandchildren and resurrection. Later Christians gave new meaning to the egg, believing that it was the symbol of the tomb of Jesus, from which future life was born. At Easter, people dye the eggs red, which represents the blood flowing from the crucifixion of Jesus and the happiness after the resurrection. There is also an old custom of giving boiled eggs to children on the street to play games. They roll the eggs forward. Whoever breaks the eggs at last wins, and all the eggs belong to him.
The rabbit is also a symbol of Easter. Because of its strong fertility, rabbits are regarded as the expression of new life. Adults often tell their children that Easter eggs are made by rabbits and put them in the garden to play the game of finding eggs.
Listen to my foreign friends on gagamatch. Com: every Easter, candy stores in the United States and other countries always sell Easter bunnies and eggs made of chocolate. These eggs are about the same size as eggs. The big ones are as big as melons. Children naturally like them. It's also a good gift for relatives and friends. This is what I know about Easter in western countries. Although I don't introduce too much to you, there is also a general idea, right!
Finally, the time of Easter is uncertain. Every year is different. According to the tradition of Western churches, Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon is seen on the Spring Festival (March 21) or the first full moon is seen after the spring equinox. The Eastern Church ruled that if the full moon happened to appear on the first Sunday, Easter would be postponed for another week. Therefore, the festival period is roughly between March 22 and April 25.