http://www.hkedcity.net/article/ec-easter/content/pop_index.phtml
復活節的由來
復活節是那一天呢?
復活節是在每年春分月圓後的第一個禮拜天。
所以,每年的日期都不一樣,像2003年的復活節就是4月20日,2004年的復活節是4月11日,2005年的復活節則是3月27日,而2006年的復活節則是4月16日,以此類推。
復活節的前兩天,就是受難日,往往信徒會帶著肅穆的心情,記念耶穌爲世人的罪釘在十字架上而死。
復活節是什麼日子
很多人都知道耶誕節是慶祝耶穌降生的日子,會有禮物、慶典和歡樂。然而,卻很少人曉得什麽是復活節?甚至有人會問:復活節到底該開心呢?還是要憂傷呢?看看這個故事,就知道爲什麽要過復活節啦!
上帝的兒子耶穌降生在馬槽裏,之後就像別的孩子一樣成長。當祂三十歲的時候,挑選了十二個學生,開始傳道工作。三年半中,祂醫病、傳道、趕鬼,幫助各樣有需要的人,將天國的道理說給人聽。一直到上帝所安排的時候到了,耶穌就被自己的門徒出賣、被官兵捉拿、被無理審問、還被釘死在十字架上、被放在墳墓裏。
耶穌的死,讓許多曾經跟隨祂的人非常憂傷、絕望。他們所愛、所盼望的拯救者居然死了,而且死得如此悲慘。他們的希望破滅了。他們忘記耶穌曾說過:祂死後第三天要復活。
在第三天清晨,有一群愛耶穌的婦女帶著香膏到墳墓邊。他們在那裏找不到耶穌的屍體,卻遇見了天使。天使告訴他們:「祂不在這裏,照祂所說的,已經復活了!」
耶穌復活之後,和愛祂的人共處了四十天,和他們談論天國的事,之後才升到天上。有一次,耶穌甚至出現在五百多人聚集的場合中。因此,祂的復活是證據確鑿的事實。
耶穌雖然像犯人一樣被釘十字架,祂死並不是因爲祂有罪,而是要按上帝的計劃替世人贖罪。現在祂從死裏復活,表示祂爲我們贖罪成功。任何人只要信靠祂、向祂認罪,就可得上帝赦免。
而耶穌的復活,代表祂勝過了死亡,所以凡是信靠祂的人,都有永生,就是可以永遠和耶穌在一起。因爲,耶穌現在仍然活著,所以祂聽得見我們向祂的禱告,會看顧我們每天的生活,賜力量給我們,讓每一天都充滿了希望。
所以,復活節,是慶賀耶穌爲我們復活,而且現在仍然活著,天天與我們在一起!
http://www.lutheranmedia.org.tw/Festival/easter.htm
Easter(Easter Day, or Easter Sunday復活節) is a time of springtime festivals. In Christian countries Easter is celebrated as the religious holiday commemorating the death and resurrection(復活) of Jesus Christ. But the celebrations of Easter have many customs and legends.
Traditions associated with the festival survive(持續流傳) in the Easter rabbit(復活節兔子,它會帶彩蛋給乖巧小孩), a symbol of fertility(繁殖力), and in colored Easter eggs(復活節彩蛋), originally painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring, and used in Easter-egg(or Easter eggs given as presents at Easter) rolling contests or given as gifts
The Christian celebration of Easter embodies(包含) a number of converging(集合在一起) traditions with emphasis on the relation of Easter to the Jewish(猶太人的) festival of Passover(逾越節—紀念猶太人自埃及獲得自由的節日), another name used by Europeans for Easter. Passover is an important feast in the Jewish calendar(猶太曆) which is celebrated for 8 days and commemorates the flight and freedom of the Israelis(猶太人) from slavery in Egypt.
Easter is observed(慶祝)by the churches of the West on the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or following the spring equinox(春分,March 2I). So Easter became a "movable"(可以改變日期的) feast which can occur as early as March 22 or as late as April 25
Christian churches in the East which were closer to the birthplace of the new religion and in which old traditions were strong, observe Easter according to the date of the Passover festival
Palm Sunday takes its name from Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem where the crowds laid palms at his feet. Holy Thursday(Holy Week中的星期四—聖星期四) commemorates the Last Supper(最後晚餐), which was held the evening before the Crucifixion(耶蘇被釘死在十字架). Friday in Holy Week is the anniversary of the Crucifixion, the day that Christ was crucified and died on the cross.
http://www.ep66.idv.tw/easter.html
2007-04-06 07:50:44 補充:
http://www.christianstudy.com/data/unclassify/%B4_%AC%A1%B8`%AA%BA%A5%D1%A8%D3.htmhttp://www.lutheranmedia.org.tw/Festival/easter.htm