復活節(Easter Days)

第一次深入了解西方的復活節節慶，才了解此節日與我們華人的農曆年一樣，每一年都是在不同的陽曆日，我們有農曆來輔助，洋人沒有，更使他們霧裡看日期>>>>



復活節是在星期日，於春分（春季）後的第一個滿月，除非恰逢猶太人的逾越節，在這種情況下，它被移動到下週日。它可以3月22日和4月25日之間的任何地方。

(Easter Sunday is the Sunday immediately following the first full moon after the vernal (spring) equinox, unless that coincides with the Jewish Feast of Passover, in which case it is moved to the next Sunday. It can fall anywhere between March 22 and April 25.)>>>>>

耶穌受難日是復活節週日前兩天的星期五，復活節星期一是復活節禮拜後的一天。

(Good Friday is the Friday two days before Easter Sunday and Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday.)

How is Easter in Canada Celebrated? 在加拿大如何慶祝復活節？

大部份在復活節週日休息，這是一個受歡迎的一天，參加教會聚會，大家會與家人在一起像一個大的家庭聚餐，並舉辦尋找復活節彩蛋。

(Most everything is closed Easter Sunday; it's a popular day for attending church, getting together for a big family meal, and staging an Easter egg hunt.)

Why does the date for Easter change every year? 為什麼復活節的日期每年都不一樣？

Have you ever wondered why Easter Sunday can fall anywhere between March 22 and April 25? And why do Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate Easter on a different day than Western churches? These are all good questions with answers that require a bit of explanation. In fact, there are as many misunderstandings about the calculation of Easter dates, as there are reasons for the confusion. What follows is an attempt to clear up at least some of the confusion. 你有沒有(疑問過為什麼復活節週日會落在3月22日和4月25日之間的任何一天？為什麼東正教教堂慶祝的復活節與西方的教堂不同的日期嗎？這些都是需要一些答案的很好問題解釋。事實上，有許多復活節日期計算的誤解，是有原因的混亂。下面是一個試圖澄清少一些混亂的答案)>>>>>>。

The Short Answer (短的答案)

At the heart of the matter lies a very simple explanation. The early church fathers wished to keep the observance of Easter in correlation to the Jewish Passover. Because the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ happened after the Passover, they wanted Easter to always be celebrated subsequent to the Passover. And, since the Jewish holiday calendar is based on solar and lunar cycles, each feast day is movable, with dates shifting from year to year. Now, from here the explanation grows more complicated. 在問題的中心，這就是一個很簡單的解釋。早期教會的牧師們希望保持與猶太人的逾越節慶祝復活節。因為受死，埋葬和復活的耶穌發生在逾越節之後，他們希望復活節慶祝在隨後的逾越節。而且，由於猶太節日的日曆是根據太陽和月亮週期，每一個宗教節日是每年可移動的日期，將。現在，從這裡的解釋變得更加複雜。