复活节英文小报8.docx

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The date of EasterPrior to A.D. 325, Easter was variously celebrated on different days of the week, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. In that year, the Council of Nicaea was convened by emperor Constantine. It issued the Easter Rule which states that Easter shall be celebrated on the first Sunday thatoccurs after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox.However, a caveat must be introduced here. The "full moon" in the ruleis the ecclesiastical full moon, which is defined as the fourteenth day of a tabular lunation, where day 1 corresponds to the ecclesiastical New Moon. It does not always occur on the same date as the astronomical full moon. The ecclesiastical "vernal equinox" is always on March 21. Therefore, Easter must be celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25.The Easter Egg As with the Easter Bunny and the holiday itself, theEaster Egg predates the Christian holiday of Easter. Theexchange of eggs in the springtime is a custom that was centuriesold when Easter was first celebrated by Christians.The Easter BunnyThe Easter Bunny is not a moderninvention. The symbol originated with thepagan festival of Eastre. The goddess,Eastre, was worshipped by the Anglo-Saxonsthrough her earthly symbol, the rabbit. 展开>>

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