德国复活节习俗

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最•专题在国外，复活节除了宗教意义，还象征着春天的到来，万物复苏。

在德国，复活节是一个重大节日，有着许多传统活动和习俗，一起

了解一下吧！The

German

government"stipulates

a

two-day

rest

forEaster.

On

Easter

Day,

peoplelighted

candles

in

front

of

thechurch

to

show

2)sanctificationand

welcomed

the

holy

candlesinto

thousands

of

households.

On

this

day,

the

happiest

thingfor

the

children

is

to

send

the

torch

to

each

home.

They

lit

the

branches

with

a

3)sacred

fire

in

front

of

the

church,

and

then

ranto

each

house,

filled

with

a

cheerful

festive

4>

Bavaria,

Germany,

residents

hold

a

torch

race

everyEaster

to

celebrate

the

rebirth

of

Jesus.

The

Luctai

EasterRolling

Wheel

in

North

Rhine-Westphalia

is

even

more

famous.

Six

giant

wooden

wheels

were

ignited by

fire

and

rolled

down

the

valley,

just

like

six

fireballs

falling

from

the

sky.

The

dark1)

stipulate

['stipjuleit]

v.规定2)

sanctification

[.saeoktifi'keijn]

n.神圣化3)

sacred

['seikrid]

adj.神圣的4)

atmosphere

['aetmQsfiQ(r)]

n.氛围10

Crazy

English

valley

was

illuminated

by

the

big

fire

wheel.

It

complemented

each

other

with

colorful

fireworks,

showing

once

again

that

fire

has

brought

new

life

to

's

not

just

Easter fireworks

that

excite

people.

During

festivals,

families

will

also

reunite

and

taste

various

traditional

foods.

Friends

and

relatives

should

congratulate

each

other

when

they

meet.

The eggs,

fire,

water,

and

rabbits

symbolizing

life

have

become

Easter

5)mascots.

Eggs

and

rabbits

are

symbols

of

new

life

and

prosperity

in

the

West.

The

true

color

of

the

egg

symbolizes

the

sun,

and

6)dyeing

the

egg

red

symbolizes

happiness

in

this

day,

parents

should

specially

prepare

chocolate

candies

in

the

shape

of

eggs

and

rabbits

for

their

children.

Friends

and

relatives

should

give

each

other

easter

eggs.

In

some

towns

in

the

middle

reaches

of

the

Rhine

and

east

of

Hessen,

the

ancient

custom

of

"Easter

Egg

Tree"

is

still

preserved.

People

paint

hundreds

of

eggshells

with

color

paintings,

string

them

into

egg

chains,

and

hang

them

on

pine

trees

on

Easter

Day

to

make

an

egg

tree.

Adults

and

children5)

mascot

['maeskst]

n.吉祥物6)

dye

[dai]

v.染

sing,

dance,

and

celebrate

Easter

around

the

egg

tree.

The

girls

from

the

Alps

express

their

love

by

giving

red

eggs.

On

Easter

Day,

if

a

girl

presents

three

red

eggs

to

a

young

man,

it

means

that

the

girl

expresses

her

love

to

the

young

the

only

"ethnic

^minority

in

Germany,

the

Sorbian

people

celebrated

the

resurrection

of

Jesus

in

the

form

of

a hundred

horse

chorus.

One

by

one

Sorbian

people

wearing

black

shirts

and

black

top

hats,

riding

on

horses

decorated

with

9)ribbons,

flowers

and

white

shells,

marched

10,mightily

along

the

forest

path.

As

they

walked,

they

sang

hymns

with

their

rough

and

strong

voices,

and

the

scene

was

spectacular.7)

ethnic

['eOmk]

adj.种族的

9)

ribbon

['riban]

n.丝带

8)

minority

[mai'ncrati] n.少数民族10)

mightily

['maitili]

adv.非常德国政府规定复活节休息两天。复活节这一天，人们在教堂前点

烛以示圣化，并将圣烛迎进千家万户。这一天，孩子们最快乐的事是

把圣火送到各家。他们在教堂前用圣火点燃树枝，然后奔跑着送到各

家各户，期间充满着欢快的节日气氛。

在德国的巴伐利亚地区,

每年的复活节居民们都要举

行火炬赛跑，以庆祝耶稣的

再生。北莱茵上威斯特法伦

州的吕克台复活节滚火轮更

是远近闻名。六个巨型木轮

被火点燃滚下山谷，就像六个火球从天而降。漆黑的山谷被大火轮照

得通明，它与五彩缤纷的焰火交相辉映，显示火给人类带来了新生。不仅仅是复活节的焰火让人们异常激动，在节日里，家人也会团

聚并且品尝各种传统食品。亲戚朋友见面要互相祝贺。象征生命的蛋、

火、水、兔等成了复活节的吉祥物。鸡蛋和兔子在西方是新的生命和

兴旺发达的象征。鸡蛋的本象征太阳，把鸡蛋染成红则象征生活

幸福。在这一天，父母要特地为孩子们准备制成鸡蛋、兔子形状的巧克

力糖。亲友间要互赠彩蛋。在莱茵河中游和黑森东部的一些城镇，至

今保留着“彩蛋树”这一古老习俗。人们把数百个蛋壳涂上彩画，串

成蛋链，在复活节这天挂在松树上，制成彩蛋树，大人和孩子围着彩

蛋树唱歌、跳舞、庆祝复活节。阿尔卑斯山的姑娘们则通过赠送红鸡

蛋来表达自己的爱情。在复活节这天，如果姑娘赠送小伙子三个红鸡

蛋，那是姑娘向小伙子表达爱慕之意。作为德国唯一的少数民族索布族人，则用百骑大合唱的形式来庆

祝耶稣的复活。一个个身穿黑上衣、头戴黑礼帽的索布族人，骑

在用彩带、鲜花和白贝壳装饰的骏马上，浩浩荡荡地行进在林间小

路上。他们边走边用粗犷雄厚的嗓音高唱赞歌，场面十分壮观。疯狂英语（初中天地）13