Today (April 12) is the annual Easter
Easter is a major holiday second only to Christmas
Every year on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox
Easter symbolizes rebirth and hope
This day
Children in every household
They all go to the Easter egg hunt
People also exchange chocolate or plastic eggs
Of course, there are also rabbit-shaped chocolate gifts
But where do these symbols and traditions come from?
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The Easter holiday usually starts on Friday and runs until Monday.
The English and German languages of Easter originally referred to the ancient pagan "Spring Festival", the festival that celebrates the return of spring to the earth. The festival originated from Ishtar, the goddess of fertility and war in ancient Babylon, and is pronounced very closely to the pronunciation of Eastre, the goddess of dawn and spring in Later Western Europe.
Easter also incorporates the custom of celebrating the return of spring to the earth, such as eating Easter eggs – eggs are born to hatch chicks, and there are two new births, which is a symbol of vitality. Easter is held every year on the first Sunday after the full spring equinox, because after the spring equinox the northern hemisphere begins to have long days and short nights — light is greater than darkness, and when the moon is full, it is not only full of light during the day, but even the dark night is illuminated by light (moonlight).
Thus, Easter symbolizes rebirth and hope.
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Every Easter, you can see a variety of chocolate eggs and rabbit-shaped chocolates in Australia's major supermarkets and food stores. Easter eggs are a symbol of goodness, good wishes and friendship. Traditional Easter eggs are dyed on eggs, but now they have evolved to replace them with chocolate, so the various egg-shaped chocolates you see in supermarkets are prepared for Easter.
The origin of Easter eggs
The egg symbolizes the beginning of a new life in spring. Western Europeans believe that the egg has two lives, the first being "new birth" and the second being "born again," and rebirth symbolizes resurrection. Therefore, on Easter, the people send each other Easter eggs to celebrate.
Eggs are painted in a variety of different colors, mainly red, and given as gifts to friends and family. In this way, sending ah sending, until later there is such a thing as sending easter eggs on Easter.
Nowadays, Easter eggs are rarely dyed with raw eggs, and more are the chocolate eggs that everyone sees in supermarkets. Some families will also buy some chocolate eggs and hide them in various parts of the house, so that the children can "find eggs" in the way of treasure hunting, and it is yours to find it! Seemingly ordinary chocolate eggs can also play tricks, and foreign people sometimes find fun for themselves!
Origin of the Easter Bunny
The term "Easter Rabbit" actually originated from the culture of Western Europe, because the rabbit has a strong reproductive ability, it can give birth to several litters of rabbits in a year, so the rabbit symbolizes fertility and is also regarded as the creator of new life.
In Greek mythology, the rabbit was the pet of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and the bearer of the lamp of the Germanic land goddess, so now the rabbit has become such a messenger to send Easter eggs to everyone at Easter.
Now at Easter we see everywhere, and there are a lot of people on the streets who put on rabbit costumes and give out gifts to everyone, so that they can be the messengers who bring joy to children at Easter.
Easter hot cross bread
Eating Hot Cross Buns on Good Friday is also one of the Easter traditions.
Hot cross bread can be bought in major supermarkets in Macao, in fact, it can be eaten out of the bag, but it will really taste too much when heated, and it will be more fluffy! If you want a luxury version, you can also cut it in half and spread it with your favorite jam flavor (like eating Scone)!
Easter Egg Hunt for Easter eggs
Easter Egg Hunt is a must-have show for many family gatherings during Easter and is a favorite with children. It is also the most convenient activity to arrange. Parents or organizers hide all kinds of chocolates, either in any corner of the house, or in the corner of the yard, in the park; the children carry baskets to look for them. You don't have to go to school, and you can eat all kinds of chocolates in a fair way.
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Easter Bunny costume for a photo
On the eve of Easter, many parents abroad will buy cute rabbit ear decorations for children, and some parents will even dress up as resurrection rabbits to take photos with children, and some will decorate pets specially.
Common decorations for Easter include the Easter bunny, Easter eggs, ducklings, chicks, etc.
Easter egg staining
Parents and children can cook the eggs together in boiling water, then cool and solidify before painting the eggs. In addition to preparing paints and brushes in advance, you can also prepare some colorful glitter and cartoon stickers to decorate the eggs more.
Moms and dads can record the creation of their babies in the form of photos or videos, which is also a beautiful and precious memory.
Prepare an Easter gift basket
On Easter morning, children wake up to a basket at the door with chocolate rabbits, chocolate eggs and marshmallows in the shape of small animals. Usually, parents can prepare An Easter gift basket for their children in advance and place them at the door of their children's bedrooms, and if there are two children in the family, they can prepare for each other to enhance emotional communication between parents and children.
Of course, the babies who receive gifts will be happy, but eating too much sweets is not good for teeth, so it is still necessary to eat in moderation
Find Easter eggs, roll Easter eggs
The game of finding easter eggs is the highlight of Easter, called Egg hunt in English. In addition to drying the eggs drawn by the babies, parents can also mention the purchase of plastic shell Eggs (which can be opened in the middle), can stuff an educational note inside (similar to The One Door Closes, another door opens, God closes a door for you, but also opens a window for you), and can also prepare 1-2 golden eggs. The golden egg can be stuffed with some pocket money to give the children more motivation to find eggs.
Families with children can meet together in the school playground or park to do this activity, parents first let the children stay indoors, and at the same time hide the eggs outdoors, and then let the children take the basket out to find the eggs.
Of course, after finding the Easter eggs, you can also carry out the activity of rolling the Easter eggs. Obama and his wife held a similar event on the grass at the White House, where each child took a large plastic spoon and rolled an Easter egg on the grass to reach the finish line first and win the grand prize.
Watch an Easter English animated movie
On Easter, foreign people generally eat homemade ham meat. After eating, everyone can also get together to watch an animated Easter movie with the children.
Recommend a few classic Easter movies to everyone:
1. Peter Rabbit
2. Easter Bunny Adventure The Adventure of the Resurrection Rabbit
3. Hop "Lucky Rabbit"
4. It's the Easter Beagle Charlie Brown, Snoopy's Easter Puppy
5. Rise of the Guardians
6. Risen Resurrection
Easter is arguably one of the children's favorite festivals, and whenever you see Easter, children hold small baskets, play Easter Hunt, smile happily, with healing functions, and are full of joy.
Xiaobian sincerely hopes that every child's innocence will be treated gently by the world!