Easter(EasterDay,orEasterSunday復活節)isatimeofspringtimefestivals.InChristiancountriesEasteriscelebratedasthereligiousholidaycommemoratingthedeathandresurrection(復活)ofJesusChrist.ButthecelebrationsofEasterhavemanycustomsandlegends.Traditionsassociatedwiththefestivalsurvive(持續流傳)intheEasterrabbit(復活節兔子，它會帶彩蛋給乖巧小孩),asymboloffertility(繁殖力),andincoloredEastereggs(復活節彩蛋),originallypaintedwithbrightcolorstorepresentthesunlightofspring,andusedinEaster-egg(orEastereggsgivenaspresentsatEaster)rollingcontestsorgivenasgiftsTheChristiancelebrationofEasterembodies(包含)anumberofconverging(集合在一起)traditionswithemphasisontherelationofEastertotheJewish(猶太人的)festivalofPassover(逾越節—紀念猶太人自埃及獲得自由的節日),anothernameusedbyEuropeansforEaster.PassoverisanimportantfeastintheJewishcalendar(猶太曆)whichiscelebratedfor8daysandcommemoratestheflightandfreedomoftheIsraelis(猶太人)fromslaveryinEgypt.Easterisobserved(慶祝)bythechurchesoftheWestonthefirstSundayfollowingthefullmoonthatoccursonorfollowingthespringequinox(春分，March2I).SoEasterbecamea"movable"(可以改變日期的)feastwhichcanoccurasearlyasMarch22oraslateasApril25ChristianchurchesintheEastwhichwereclosertothebirthplaceofthenewreligionandinwhicholdtraditionswerestrong,observeEasteraccordingtothedateofthePassoverfestivalHolyWeek(orPassionWeek--復活節前一週)beginswiththeobservanceofPalmSunday(棕樹主日—復活節前的禮拜日).PalmSundaytakesitsnamefromJesus'triumphalentryintoJerusalemwherethecrowdslaidpalmsathisfeet.HolyThursday(HolyWeek中的星期四—聖星期四)commemoratestheLastSupper(最後晚餐),whichwasheldtheeveningbeforetheCrucifixion(耶蘇被釘死在十字架).FridayinHolyWeekistheanniversaryoftheCrucifixion,thedaythatChristwascrucifiedanddiedonthecross.HolyweekandtheLentenseason(四旬齋)endwithEasterSundaythedayofresurrectionofJesusChrist.EasterSundayistheculminationofHYPERLINK"http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/holyweek_1.shtml"HolyWeek.EastercommemoratestheresurrectionofHYPERLINK"http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/history/jesus_1.shtml"JesusChrist.Itisthemostimp