Like Christmas, Easter is one of the times of year when parents eagerly plans surprises for their children.
和圣诞节一样,复活节是父母热切地为孩子们制造惊喜的节日。
Eggs are hidden, treats baked and stories of the Easter Bunny told. But in some cases, not everything goes to plan.
彩蛋藏好了,美味糕点烤好了,复活节兔子的故事也讲过了。但是,有时候,事情并不像计划的那样顺利。
Some parents have taken to social media to share their 'Easter fails', including many that ended with children crying.
一些父母通过社交媒体分享他们的“复活节败笔”,其中好多“杰作”以吓哭孩子收场。
One mother left her children alone to decorate eggs, only to come back and find the word 'fart' written across them.
一位妈妈让孩子一个人独自装饰彩蛋,回来时却发现鸡蛋上写着大大的“屁”字。
Mum Krista Thomsen, from Seattle, shared a photo of the results of her attempt at egg decorating attempt with her son, who had split dye all over the carpet.
来自西雅图的妈妈克里斯塔·汤姆森分享了一张她尝试与儿子一起装饰彩蛋的照片,照片上她的儿子把染料洒得整个地毯都是。
Others accidentally left chocolate hidden too long and ended up with melted eggs or bunnies that didn't look to appealing anymore.
还有一些家长不小心把巧克力藏太久了,结果巧克力蛋和巧克力兔子都融化了,完全没有造型可言。
Another parent carefully hid Easter eggs for her child to hunt, only to find the family pet went in search of treats before her daughter could.
还有一个妈妈很认真地藏好了复活节彩蛋,准备让她的孩子去寻找,但是,还没等自己的女儿开始找,家里的宠物早已捷足先登。
'The dogs did the Easter egg hunt and went through Charlotte's Easter basket while we were at church. They found every single egg and ate every single piece of candy,' Traci Lafrenz wrote on Instagram.
“当我们还在教堂的时候,狗狗们便开始了复活节彩蛋探险并且‘拆封’了夏洛特的复活节篮子。它们找到了所有的巧克力蛋,吃光了每一颗糖果,”特拉茜·拉夫仁茨在Instagram上写道。
A couple of posts to the #easterfail hashtag on Instagram showed schools and restaurants inadvertently scaring children by displaying what appeared to be decapitated Easter bunny heads.
Instagram上在“复活节败笔”主题标签下的几个贴子提到学校和餐馆展示的看上去像被斩首的复活节兔子头在无意中吓到了孩子。
Other fails were a little bit ruder. One Instagram user shared a screenshot of a 'walking bunny balloon' that was well endowed in the grown area.
另一些败笔则更为粗鲁。一位Instagram用户分享了一个屏幕截图:一只少儿不宜的“行走的兔子气球”。
Another shared a photo of an Easter bunny who had put their costume on backwards, resulting in the tail appearing in an inappropriate spot.
另一个用户分享了一张照片——一个人把复活节兔子的衣服前后穿反了,导致兔子的尾巴出现在了不该出现的位置。
The hashtag #easterfail has more than 2,000 posts on Instagram.
在Instagram上,“复活节败笔”话题标签下已有2000多条贴子。
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复活节的时间?
每年春分月圆之后第一个星期日。
复活节的起源和寓意?
复活节象征着重生与希望,为纪念耶稣基督于公元30到33年之间被钉死在十字架之后第三天复活的日子。
如何庆祝复活节?
复活节前夕,孩子们会和家人一起给鸡蛋着色打扮一番。这些蛋有的煮得很老,有的只是空空的蛋壳。复活节那天早上,孩子们会发现床前的复活节篮子里装满了巧克力彩蛋、复活节小兔子、有绒毛的小鸡及娃娃玩具等。人们也常常绘声绘色地给孩子们讲复活节彩蛋是兔子下的,并把彩蛋放在花园里,让孩子们玩找蛋游戏。在欧美国家还会举行滚彩蛋的传统活动。
现在每逢复活节,美国大小糖果店总要出售用巧克力制成的复活节小兔和彩蛋。这些彩蛋小的和鸡蛋差不多,大的有甜瓜那么大,孩子们吃起来津津有味。复活节的传统食品是肉食,主要有羊肉和火腿。
复活节彩蛋怎么来的?
十二世纪时,人们在复活节节庆中加入鸡蛋,此蛋多涂以红色,也有绘成彩色和笑脸。故一般称之为“复活节彩蛋”。蛋的原始象征意义为“春天——新生命的开始”。基督徒则用来象征“耶稣复活,走出石墓”。复活节彩蛋是复活节里最重要的食物象征,意味着生命的开始与延续。
现代生活中的复活蛋通常使用蛋状的巧克力代替,不再是单纯的装饰品,而是一种在复活节前后最畅销的食品。
复活节为什么有兔子?
复活兔起源于异教的复活节。当时,耶稣的世俗象征是一个兔子,并被盎格鲁撒克逊人供奉着。作为多产动物的兔子,复活节兔象征了春天的复苏和新生命的诞生。在现代兔子被认为是给孩子们送复活节彩蛋的使者。据说复活节兔子会将彩蛋藏在室内或是草地里让孩子们去寻找。
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