雅思口语素材：Easter Day(复活节)
<p> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="Day">Day</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="March">March</span> 22 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="April">April</span> 25</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="religions">religions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="salute">salute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="birth">birth</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="lily">lily</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Eastre">Eastre</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span>-<span word="Saxon">Saxon</span> <span word="goddess">goddess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vernal">vernal</span> <span word="equinox">equinox</span> .</p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="denominations">denominations</span> . <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="resurrected">resurrected</span> . <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sunrise">sunrise</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="April">April</span> 11, 2004. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="Bunny">Bunny</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="baskets">baskets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Neighborhoods">Neighborhoods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="hunts">hunts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="Bunny">Bunny</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span>-<span word="spirit">spirit</span>. <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="Hare">Hare</span>. <span word="Hares">Hares</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="births">births</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fertility">fertility</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hares">hares</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="egg">egg</span>. <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resurrection">resurrection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>.</p>
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