Easter Day（复活节）
A Sunday between March 22 and April 25
The meaning of many different customs observed during Easter Sunday have been buried with time.Their origins lie in pre-Christian religions and Christianity.All in some way or another are a "salute to spring," marking re-birth.The white Easter lily has come to capture the glory of the holiday.The word "Easter" is named after Eastre,the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring.A festival was held in her honor every year at the vernal equinox.
People celebrate the holiday according to their beliefs and their religious denominations .Christians commemorate Good Friday as the day that Jesus Christ died and Easter Sunday as the day that He was resurrected,Protestant settlers brought the custom of a sunrise service,a religious gathering at dawn,to the United States.
Traditionally,many celebrants bought new clothes for Easter which they wore to church.After church services,everyone went for a walk around the town.This led to the American custom of Easter parades all over the country.Perhaps the most famous is along Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Good Friday is a federal holiday in 16 states and many schools and businesses throughout the U.S.are closed on this Friday.
