When you see the picture of eggs（鸡蛋） and bunnies（兔子）， what festival（节日） comes to your mind？Yes! It’s Easter! How much do you know about Easter？
我们先一起阅读下面关于复活节的一篇小短文。Every year many people in the West celebrate（庆祝）Easter.It is usually on Sunday between March 22 and April 25. This year Easter will be celebrated on March 31. Eggs are very important（重要的） at Easter. Why？ Because an egg is the start of a new life. The night before Easter， kids often make nests（巢穴）for the Ester Bunny（兔宝宝）in the garden. On the Easter holiday， parents put the eggs into baskets and hide（藏）them. When kids get up in the morning， they look everywhere for the eggs. Of course， parents always say: “The Easter bunny hides the eggs.” 阅读之后，你是否获得了一些新的、有趣的知识呢？ 1) When is Easter this year？ 2) Why are eggs important at Easter？ 3) Who hides the eggs？ Who usually looks for the eggs？ 参考答案： 1）It is on March 31 this year. 2）Because an egg is the start of a new life. 3）The parents hide the eggs and the kids look for the eggs everywhere.
复活节最有趣的活动——滚彩蛋
 复活节是西方世界一年一度的重大节日，它与春天和重生有关。彩蛋、兔子、面包、火把是这一节日的标志，其中彩蛋象征着生命与多产。 在美国，为复活节所预备的食物都会装在一个篮子里，复活节那天早上，小孩子们醒来时会发现，床前的篮子里装满了小兔子、有绒毛的小鸡及玩具等。通常，“复活节兔子”会将彩蛋藏在室内或是草地里让孩子们去寻找。 每年复活节的第二天，美国总统都要邀请客人带上孩子，到白宫举行滚彩蛋的游戏。  |
