What do American celebrate on Easter?

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Traditionally, many celebrants (司仪神父) bought new clothes for Easter which they wore to church. After church services, everyone went for a walk around the town. This led to the American custom of Easter parades all over the country. Perhaps the most famous is along Fifth Avenue in New York City.
They present conlored eggs to each other.For the eggs are the symbol of new lives.
The Cross is the symbol of Easter,because God died on it.
People eat the meat of sheep and checken for dinner.And so on

美国人是怎么庆祝复活节的?

What do American celebrate on Easter?

美国人庆祝什么在复活节?

复活节是最古老最有意义的基督教节日之一。每年在教堂庆祝的复活节指的是春分月圆后的第一个星期日,该节是基督教为纪念耶稣复活而设定的。在信仰基督教的国家中,它是仅次于圣诞节的重要节日。据《新约全书》记载,耶稣被钉死在十字架上,第三天复活,节日因此得名。复活节是最古老最有意义的基督教节日。因为它庆祝的是基督的复活,世界各地的基督徒都要庆祝这一节日。

关于复活节的日期,基督教会内部曾争论不休,引起了极大的混乱,直至公元325年的教士大会才决定把每年春分月圆后的第一个星期日作为节期。如果月圆那天刚好是星期天,复活节则推迟一星期。因而复活节可能在从3月22日到4月25日之间的任何一天。

不过时至今日仍有不少国家有自己的复活节节期(一般多在三、四月间)如,希腊以春分月圆后的第三个星期天(一般在四月四日、至五月九日之间)的节