为什么要在复活节吃巧克力兔？
<p>复活节（<span word="Easter">Easter</span>）是西方的一个重要节日，用来纪念耶稣基督复活（<span word="the">the</span> <span word="resurrection">resurrection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>）。</p><p>在西方教会传统里，春分之后第一次满月之后的第一个星期日即为复活节。东方教会则规定，如果满月恰逢星期日，则复活节再推迟一周。因此，节期大致在3月22日至4月25日之间。</p><p>在这一天，人们不仅要滚彩蛋，还要吃巧克力兔。复活节为什么要吃巧克力兔呢？这要从复活兔说起了。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>—<span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="bunnies">bunnies</span>.</p><p>就节假日而言，复活节的糖果销量在美国仅次于万圣节：其中有很多是巧克力兔。</p><p><span word="Easter">Easter</span>—<span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="spiritually">spiritually</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>—<span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lambs">lambs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="egg">egg</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="celebratory">celebratory</span> <span word="breads">breads</span>. <span word="Rabbits">Rabbits</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scriptures">scriptures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="recount">recount</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>’ <span word="crucifixion">crucifixion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resurrection">resurrection</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="accessible">accessible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="masses">masses</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1800<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="bunnies">bunnies</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>? <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thoroughly">thoroughly</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="mash">mash</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span>, <span word="confectionery">confectionery</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span>.</p><p>复活节在基督教历法中是最具有精神象征意义的节日，它一直与象征性的食物紧密联系，从羊羔肉到放很多鸡蛋的复活节面包。然而，在圣经中描述耶稣受难到复活的文字里并没有提到兔子。巧克力作为一种新世界的食物，直到19世纪中叶才广泛供应给民众。那么巧克力兔是如何占据复活节食篮的呢？这是现代商业、糖果和移民混合作用的结果。</p>
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