The first Sunday after the full moon on the spring equinox every year is the most important festival of Christianity, Easter. According to the Bible, Jesus Christ was betrayed by his disciple Judas and was nailed to the cross. Before his death, he predicted that he would be resurrected in three days. Sure enough, on the third day, Jesus was resurrected, and Easter got its name from this. Easter is a symbol of hope and rebirth for Christians, and its importance even exceeds Christmas.
In most Christian countries, a grand religious parade is held on Easter to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus. Before the parade, Christians will go to the church for baptism and put on their new robes. On the day of the parade, Christians dress up as historical figures of Christianity, wearing clean and tidy new robes, holding crosses, singing carols, and marching barefoot to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Easter is now popular, and the festival parade is filled with a festive atmosphere, and many new elements have been added to the way of celebration. Many countries such as the United States use unique Cosplay, wearing headdresses decorated with eggs, rabbits, eggshells, etc. to participate in activities, and wearing rabbit costumes to perform to celebrate Easter.
No matter how diverse the celebrations are, the purpose of Easter is always hope and rebirth. People still retain the custom of wearing new clothes, and believe that not wearing new clothes on Easter will bring bad luck and there will be no new beginning. In addition to wearing new clothes, you also need to thoroughly clean your home to welcome a beautiful new life.
The representative symbols of Easter are eggs, rabbits, lilies and fire. Eggs symbolize the birth of new life. During the festival, according to traditional customs, people are used to boil eggs and paint them bright red, symbolizing the red sun like fire and tea, and the prosperous and happy new life. In addition to painting boiled eggs, they will also paint eggs by themselves, give them to relatives and friends, and get together to play egg games. Roll the eggs on the ground or hold eggs and hit each other. The one who finally breaks wins. The winner can get all the eggs of the players and also get good luck. The rabbit is well-behaved and cute. It is the pet of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and the candle-bearing guide of Horta, the German goddess of land. At the same time, due to its strong reproductive ability, it also symbolizes the revival of spring and the endless birth of new life. Rabbits are often used as messengers of Easter eggs and are deeply loved by people. So on Easter morning, parents will fill their children’s Easter boxes with rabbit plush toys, painted eggs and various eggs, and rabbit-shaped chocolate candies, hoping that their children will also start their own beautiful new life. Lilies bloom during the Easter period. Because of their pure white holiness, they are also regarded as symbols of Easter by Christians, representing the holiness of Jesus Christ in their hearts. The trumpet-shaped lilies are more popular with people, who think that it is like announcing the good news of Jesus’ resurrection to the world in spring. Therefore, lilies have become an indispensable flower for Easter. The flame is fiery because of its fiery heat, and it is also a necessary symbol of Easter. Fire is light and hope, symbolizing the rebirth of Jesus. Many activities of Easter are related to fire. People will light candles in front of the church to express their inner piety and respect for Jesus. Children will send the holy fire to each household, hoping that the fire can bring new life to themselves and others. Easter is in the spring when everything is revived, and people will go outings in groups and organize outdoor activities.