英语翻译The meaning of many different customs(海关)observed(观察)dur
英语翻译
The meaning of many different customs(海关)observed(观察)during Easter Sunday have been buried(埋葬) with time.Their origins(起源) lie in pre-Christian(前基督教) religions(宗教)and Christianity(基督教).All in some way or another are a “salute(敬礼) to spring,” marking re-birth.The white Easter lily(百合)has come to capture(捕捉) the glory(荣耀) of the holiday.The word “Easter”is named after Eastre,the Anglo-Saxon goddess(女神)of spring.A festival was held in her honor(荣誉) every year at the vernal equinox (春分).
People celebrate the holiday according to their beliefs(信仰)and their religious denominations (命名).Christians commemorate(纪念)Good Friday as the day that Jesus Christ died and Easter Sunday as the day that He was resurrected (复活).Protestant(新教) settlers(定居)brought the custom of a sunrise service,a religious gathering(聚会) at dawn(黎明),to the United States.