复活节由来英文介绍

复活节由来英文介绍
【篇一：复活节中英对照资料】
中文背景【了解】
4月6日开始，加拿大人将放三天或四天长假，原因是这个星期五
是good friday（耶稣受难日），紧接而来的是easter sunday（复
活节）和easter monday（复活节星期一），而easter monday
不是法定假期，大部分公司仍旧上班，学校会放假。

星期五：good friday
good friday，又称基督受难日或耶稣受难节，是为了纪念耶稣基督
被钉在十字架上受难的日子，是复活节前一个星期五。

据圣经记载，耶稣于犹太历尼散月十四日上午九时左右被钉在十字架上，于下午
三时左右死去。

耶稣唯独吩咐门徒要纪念他的死亡。

教会会在这日
举行受难日崇拜及拜苦路礼仪，让信徒默想基督为世人所付出的爱。

星期六：复活节前日 easter saturday【这个我们不需要讲= =b】
复活节前日即复活节前的星期六。

在基督徒心中，是等待耶稣基督
自死中复活的日子。

当日罗马天主教会不举行弥撒，直到晚上才庆
祝基督战胜罪恶和死亡，为人类带来救恩和希望。

星期日：复活节 easter day
复活节原本是古代异教的“春节”，是庆祝春回大地一切恢复生机的
节日。

复活节可追溯到古巴比伦的爱情、生育和战争女神“伊什塔尔”（ishtar）。

后来，此女神变成了西欧的黎明和春天女神eastre。

复活节会在每年春分月圆之后第一个星期日举行，因为春分之后便开
始日长夜短——光明大过黑暗，月圆的时候，不但在日间充满光明，就连漆黑的夜晚也被光辉（月光）照耀。

因此，这正好是耶稣复活——光明战胜黑暗的写照。

罗马帝国君士坦丁大帝在公元325年召开第一次尼西亚公会议，规
定复活节是星期日，因星期日被教会视作为安息日，即耶稣死而复
活的日子，所以复活节就在每年春分月圆后第一个星期日举行。

如
果月圆那天刚好是星期天，复活节则推迟一星期。

因而复活节可能
在3月22日至4月25日之间的任何一天。

比如说2006年月圆那
天是4月13日（星期四），所以月圆后的第一个星期日4月16日
就是复活节。

2008年月圆日是3月20日，所以3月22日就是复活节。

不过自古以来，计算复活节的方法十分复杂，拉丁文computus
（计算）一字更专指计算复活节的方法，而罗马教会及东正教会的
计算亦略有差异，所以东西方复活节可在不同日子出现。

1997年，
国际普世教会协会在叙利亚召开会议时，曾建议改革计算复活节的
方式，并建议统一东西教会的复活节，但至今绝大部分国家仍没有
跟随。

星期一：复活节星期一 easter monday
复活节星期一是基督徒们继续庆祝耶稣复活的日子，也是加拿大法
定的休息日。

各教堂在这一天将举办复活节仪式，基督徒们会往从
教堂里取回的复活节圣水里加入香精油或是香水，然后喷在家里的
家具、食物、宠物、花园等各处。

同时，这一天也是家庭的节日，
全家会聚在一起吃饭。

复活节游戏、复活节蛋、复活节免子等也是
这一天的中心。

在北美，与复活节相关的物品有复活节兔子和复活节彩蛋。

古人常把蛋视为多子多孙和复活的象征。

后来基督教徒又赋予蛋新
的涵义，认为它是耶稣墓的象征，未来的生命就是从其中挣脱而出
世的。

复活节时人们把鸡蛋染成红色，代表耶稣受难时流出的鲜血，同时也象征复活后的快乐。

还有一种古老的习俗，是把煮熟的鸡蛋
送给街头的孩子们做游戏，他们把蛋往前滚，谁的蛋最后破，谁就
获得胜利，蛋全归他所有。

还有些人喜欢在蛋上画各种各样的鬼脸
或花纹。

兔子也是复活节的象征。

因为兔子繁殖力很强，所以人们把它视为
新生命的表现者。

大人常绘声绘色地告诉孩子复活节彩蛋是兔子下
的（但事实上，兔子其实是不下蛋的，所以复活节彩蛋其实都是鸡蛋），并把彩蛋放在花园里，让孩子们玩找蛋游戏。

现在每逢复活节，加拿大的各大商场或是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，大的竟有
甜瓜那么大，孩子们自然喜欢，送给亲戚朋友，也不失为上佳礼品。

复活节兔是复活节象征之一。

作为多产动物的兔子，象征了春天的
复苏和新生命的诞生。

兔子是爱神阿弗洛狄特的宠物，也是日耳曼
土地女神霍尔塔的持烛引路者。

因此，现在兔子是作为给孩子们送
复活节蛋的使者。

【英文资料】
*good friday in canada*
加拿大的耶稣受难日
good friday occurs two days before easter sunday. it is the day when christians commemorate the crucifixion of jesus christ, which plays an important part in the christian faith. it is also a statutory holiday in all canadian provinces and territories except quebec, where it is partially observed.
星期五发生在复活节星期日两天。

这一天，基督徒纪念耶稣基督的十字架，是基督教信仰的重要组成部分。

也正是在加拿大所有省份和地区除魁北克法定假日，在部分观察。

a depiction of jesus on the cross.
在十字架上刻画的耶稣。

what do people do?
人们做什么？
christians may attend special church services, even if they do not attend church regularly during the rest of the year. good friday is a day of mourning and quiet prayer among many christians. the candles are often extinguished and statues, paintings and crosses may be draped in black, purple or gray cloth. some catholics observe a partial fast on good friday and do not eat any meat.
基督徒可以参加特殊的教堂服务，即使他们不在今年余下的定期去教堂。

星期五是悲哀的一天，在许多的基督徒祷告。

蜡烛通常熄灭和雕像，绘画和杂交可披着黑色，紫色或灰色布。

一些天主教徒观察部分快速在星期五不吃肉。

hot cross buns are a traditional treat on good friday. these are small bread-like buns, made from dough that contains raisins, currants and other dried fruit. the top of a hot cross bun is marked with a cross and covered with a sugar glaze. the cross may be cut into the bun or marked with a special dough that remains pale even after it has been baked. hot cross buns may be eaten as they are, split and spread with butter or toasted.
十字面包是在星期五一个传统的治疗。

这些都是小面包像包子，制成面团含有葡萄干，葡萄干等干果。

一个十字面包上面标有交叉覆盖着糖釉。

交叉可切割成发髻或有特殊的面团，依然苍白的即使它已经烤好了。

十字面包，可能是因为它们吃的，分裂，涂上黄油或烤。

for canadians who are not christians good friday is the start of a three or four-day weekend. this is a welcome spring break, which some people use to visit family or friends. it is also a popular time to take a short vacation.
加拿大人都不是基督徒星期五是一三或4天的周末开始。

这是一个
值得欢迎的春假，其中一些人使用访问家人或朋友。

它也是一个受
欢迎的时间要短的假期。

*public life*
公共生活
good friday is a public holiday at a national level in canada. schools and many businesses and organizations are closed
and many people have a day off work. post offices are closed and in some areas, particularly in the provinces of manitoba, ontario, quebec, new brunswick, prince edward island and newfoundland and labrador, stores are closed or have
restricted opening hours. public transport services many run
to their usual or restricted timetables. in rural areas, public transport may close down completely.
星期五是加拿大的国家一级的公共假日。

学校和许多企业和组织都
关门了，很多人都有一个休息日。

邮局是封闭的，在一些地区，特
别是在马尼托巴，安大略，魁北克，新不伦瑞克省，爱德华王子岛
和纽芬兰和拉布拉多，商店都关门或有限制的开放时间。

公共交通
服务的许多运行他们平常的或受限制的时间表。

在农村地区，公共
交通可以完全关闭。

in quebec, good friday or easter monday are a statutory
general holidays at the option of the employer. schools and
post offices are closed. public transport services many run to their usual or restricted timetables. in rural areas, public transport may close down completely.
在魁北克，星期五或星期一是复活节的法定公众假期在雇主的选择。

学校和邮局关闭。

公共交通服务的许多运行他们平常的或受限制的
时间表。

在农村地区，公共交通可以完全关闭。

*background*
背景
good friday is the day when christians commemorate the crucifixion and death of jesus christ. this is an important event in christianity, as it represents the sacrifices and suffering in jesus life. the crucifixion was the culmination of a number of events in holy week, including: the triumphal return of jesus to jerusalem on palm sunday; the washing of the disciples feet by jesus; and the last supper on maundy thursday. the easter date
depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the march equinox.
好，星期五这一天，当基督徒纪念耶稣基督的受难和死亡。

这是基
督教的一个重要事件，因为它代表着牺牲和耶稣一生中痛苦。

钉十
字架是一批在圣周，事件的高潮：胜利的耶稣返回到耶路撒冷的棕
榈星期日；耶稣的门徒的脚洗；和最后的晚餐在圣星期四。

复活节
的日期取决于三月春分教会的逼近。

on good friday in 1964 (march 27), a large earthquake
occurred when a fault between the pacific and north american tectonic plates ruptured. the epicenter of the earthquake was near prince william sound in alaska, usa, but also caused a tsunami. this damaged or destroyed more than 400 homes in communities on the west coast of vancouver island, including port alberni and zeballos.
在星期五（三月二十七日），1964大地震发生时，太平洋和北美板块之间的断层破裂。

这次地震的震中附近的阿拉斯加，美国威廉王
子的声音，但也引起了海啸。

这种损坏或摧毁在温哥华岛西海岸的
社区超过400家，包括阿尔伯尼港和塞。

*symbols*
符号
the most important good friday symbol is the crucifix, or cross, which represents the way jesus died. some crosses bear a figure of christ. other symbols of good friday include black cloth used to cover the cross, paintings and statues in churches and some homes to signify mourning. in addition, some people deliberately create a bare appearance in their homes and churches by removing all flowers and shiny objects.
最重要的好星期五的象征是十字架，或交叉，代表耶稣死的方式。

一些杂交熊一尊基督。

好的其他符号星期五包括黑色布用来覆盖交叉，绘画和雕塑，在教堂和一些家庭表示哀悼。

此外，有些人故意
制造在他们的家庭和教会的赤裸的外观移除所有的鲜花和闪亮的物体。

*easter sunday in united states*
复活节的星期日，在美国
many christians celebrate jesus christs resurrection on easter sunday. the easter date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the march equinox.
许多基督徒庆祝复活节的星期日，耶稣基督的复活。

复活节的日期
取决于三月春分教会的逼近。

*ascension day*
耶稣升天节
easter sunday celebrates the christian belief of jesus christs resurrection from the dead. 星期日的复活节庆祝耶稣基督的复活
的基督教信仰。

what do people do?
人们做什么？
many churches hold special services on easter sunday, which celebrate the jesus christs resurrection after his crucifixion. many people also decorate eggs. these can be hard boiled
eggs
that can be eaten later, but may also be model eggs made of plastic, chocolate, candy or other materials. it is also common
to organize easter egg hunts. eggs of some form are hidden, supposedly by a rabbit or hare. people, especially children,
then search for them. in some areas, easter egg hunts are a popular way for local businesses to promote themselves or
may even be organized by churches.
许多教堂在复活节的星期日举行的特殊服务，以庆祝耶稣基督的复
活后的耶稣受难。

许多人也装饰蛋。

这些可以煮鸡蛋，以后可以吃，但也可能是模型的鸡蛋用塑料做的，巧克力，糖果或其他材料。

这
也是常见的组织的复活节彩蛋。

某些形式的蛋藏起来，据说是由一
个野兔。

人们，尤其是儿童，然后寻找他们。

在一些地区，复活节
彩蛋是一种流行的方式，为当地企业推销自己，甚至可能是由教堂。

*public life*
公共生活
easter sunday is not a federal holiday but a number of stores are closed in many parts of the us and if they are open, they may have limited trading hours. in some cities, public transit systems usually run their regular sunday schedule, but it is
best to check with the local transport authorities if any
changes will be implemented during easter sunday.
复活节的星期日是不是联邦假日，但许多商店都关闭在美国的许多
地方，如果他们是开放的，他们可能有有限的交易时间。

在一些城市，公共运输系统通常运行他们每星期日的时间表，但最好是先与
当地交通部门如果任何的修改将在复活节星期日实施。

*background*
背景
in pagan times, many groups of people organized spring festivals. many of these celebrated the re-birth of nature, the return the land to fertility and the birth of many young animals. these are the origins of the easter eggs that we still hunt for
and eat.
在异教徒时代，许多团体组织的春天节日的人。

许多这些著名的自
然再生，恢复土地肥力和许多小动物出生。

这些都是起源的复活节
彩蛋，我们还是找吃的。

in christian times, the spring began to be associated with
jesus christs crucifixion and resurrection. the crucifixion is remembered on good friday and the resurrection is remembered on easter sunday. the idea of the resurrection joined with the ideas of re-birth in pagan beliefs. 在基督教时代，春季开始与耶稣基督的受难和复活联系。

十字架是记得在星期五和
复活是记得在复活节的星期日。

复活的观念与在异教信仰再生育的
想法。

*symbols*
符号
for people with strong christian beliefs, the cross that jesus was crucified on and his resurrection are important symbols of the period around easter. other symbols of easter include real eggs or eggs manufactured from a range of materials, nests, lambs and rabbits or hares. sometimes these symbols are combined, for example, in candy models of rabbits with nests full of eggs. eggs, rabbits, hares and young animals are
thought to represent the re-birth and return to fertility of nature in the spring.
有强烈的基督教信仰的人，十字架，耶稣被钉死在十字架上，祂的
复活是在复活节期间的重要标志。

复活节的其他符号包括真实的鸡
蛋或鸡蛋从一系列的材料制造，巢，羊和兔或野兔。

【篇二：复活节中英文介绍no.1】
复活节
as with almost all christian holidays, easter has been secularized and
commercialized. the dichotomous nature of easter and its symbols, however, is not necessarily a modern fabrication.
和其它基督教节日一样，复活节正慢慢“被世俗”和“被商业”。

即便如此，复活节的这两个性质和它的标志并不是必然的“现代产物”。

the history of easter 复活节的历史
since its conception as a holy celebration in the second century, easter has had its non-religious side. in fact, easter was originally a pagan festival.
“复活节是神圣的庆典”的概念在公元200年已经形成，自那时起，复活节就站在了非宗教的一方。

而事实上，最初的复活节是异教徒的节日。

the ancient saxons celebrated the return of spring with an uproarious festival commemorating their goddess of offspring and of springtime, eastre. when the second-century christian missionaries encountered the tribes of the north with their pagan celebrations, they attempted to convert them to christianity. they did so, however, in a clandestine manner.
古撒克逊人庆祝春至时非常热闹，因为这也纪念他们祖先和春天的“复活”。

在公元200年，基督教的传教士并偶然来到这个拥有异教庆典的北方部落。

这些传教士尝试让撒克逊人改信基督教，而他们使用的方法非常隐秘。

it would have been suicide for the very early christian converts to celebrate their holy days with observances that did not coincide with celebrations that already existed. to save lives, the missionaries cleverly decided to spread their religious message slowly throughout the populations by allowing them to continue to celebrate pagan feasts, but to do so in a christian manner.
早期的基督教人为了庆祝他们神圣的节日而在仪式中自杀，然而这些仪式并没有与以前的庆祝仪式相类似。

为了拯救生命，传教士略施小计，在人群中慢慢散布神明的信息，谎称神明允许人们继续庆祝异教节日，但是要使用基督教的方式进行庆祝。

as it happened, the pagan festival of eastre occurred at the same time of year as the christian observance of the resurrection of christ. it made sense, therefore, to alter the festival itself, to make it a christian celebration as converts were slowly won over. the early name, eastre, was eventually changed to its modern spelling, easter.
就这样，复活节在同年出现了，而且被当作耶稣复活的基督教仪式。

因此，这个节日就慢慢被改变，渐渐转变为基督教的一个节日。

于是，人们渐渐皈依基督教。

而复活节早期的名字eastre，最后也被
改成流传至今的拼法easter。

the date of easter 复活节的日期
prior to a.d. 325, easter was variously celebrated on different days of the week, including friday, saturday, and sunday. in
that year, the council of nicaea was convened by emperor constantine. it issued the easter rule which states that easter shall be celebrated on the first sunday that occurs after the
first full moon on or after the vernal equinox. however, a
caveat must be introduced here. the full moon in the rule is the ecclesiastical full moon, which is defined as the fourteenth day of a tabular lunation, where day 1
corresponds to the ecclesiastical new moon. it does not
always occur on the same date as the astronomical full moon. the ecclesiastical vernal equinox is always on march 21. therefore, easter must be celebrated on a sunday between the dates of march 22 and april 25.
在公元325年之前，复活节的庆祝时间可以是一周中不同的时间，
而这些时间包括星期五、星期六和星期天。

在那些年里，康斯坦丁
大帝组建了尼西亚理事会。

这个理事会制定了复活节的标准：复活
节应该在第一个满月后或是春分后的第一个星期进行庆祝。

在这里，我们要作一下解释。

在规定中所指的“满月”是基督教的满月，而“满月”的时间定在阴历月份的第十四天，那么，这个月的1号就是基督
教的“新月”。

由于天文满月，复活节的日期不会是每年的同一天。

另外，基督教的“春分”通常是3月21日。

因此，复活节必须在3月22日-4月24日之间的其中一个星期天进行庆祝。

the lenten season 四旬斋季节
lent is the forty-six day period just prior to easter sunday. it begins on ash wednesday. mardi gras (french for fat tuesday)
is a celebration,
sometimes called carnival, practiced around the world, on the tuesday prior to ash wednesday. it was designed as a way to
get it all out before the sacrifices of lent began. new orleans is the focal point of mardi gras celebrations in the u.s. read about the religious meanings of the lenten season.
四旬斋是早期复活节里面为期46天的时期。

四旬斋开始于圣灰星期三。

“狂欢节”也称为“嘉年华”。

在早期，它横跨星期三和圣灰星期四，是一个全世界都进行的庆典。

在四旬斋献祭开始前，狂欢节是
一个使人身心舒畅的节日。

其中，新奥尔良是美国狂欢节的焦点。

因此，我们要好好理解四旬斋的宗教含义。

the easter bunny 复活兔
the easter bunny is not a modern invention. the symbol originated with the pagan festival of eastre. the goddess, eastre, was worshipped by the anglo-saxons through her earthly symbol, the rabbit.
复活兔并不是现代产物。

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。

the germans brought the symbol of the easter rabbit to america. it was widely ignored by other christians until shortly after the civil war. in fact, easter itself was not widely celebrated in america until after that time.
而德国人将复活兔带到了美国。

直至美国南北战争后，复活兔才被
大多数基督教人士所重视。

事实上，在这次内战结束后，复活节也
未在美国被人们广泛地庆祝。

the easter egg 复活蛋
as with the easter bunny and the holiday itself, the easter egg predates the christian holiday of easter. the exchange of eggs in the springtime is a
custom that was centuries old when easter was first celebrated by christians.与复活兔和复活节一样，复活蛋预示着复活节即将到来。

当基督教徒庆祝第一个复活节后，人们开始春天互
相交换复活蛋，而这已成为了人们好几百年的习俗。

from the earliest times, the egg was a symbol of rebirth in most cultures. eggs were often wrapped in gold leaf or, if you were a peasant, colored brightly by boiling them with the leaves or petals of certain flowers.
在早期，复活蛋在许多文明中象征着“再生”。

人们常常用金色的叶
子包裹复活蛋，或是农民的做法：将复活蛋画得色彩斑斓，并把它
和叶子或是真花瓣一起煮沸。

today, children hunt colored eggs and place them in easter baskets along with the modern version of real easter eggs -- those made of plastic or chocolate candy.
在今天，孩子们到处搜刮复活蛋，并将这些蛋放到复活节篮子中。

为什么呢？因为现代的复活蛋是用软糖或巧克力做的
复活节和圣诞节一样，是外来的节日。

《圣经?新约全书》记载，耶稣被钉死在十字架上，第三天身体复活，复活节因此得名。

复活节
复活节是基督宗教最重大的节日，重要性超过圣诞节，宗教起源与节期在以色列。

按《圣经?马太福音》的说法，耶稣基督在十字架上受刑死后三天复活，因而设立此节。

历史学家根据《圣经》和先进
以色列人逾越节的日期，推算出在春分日（3月21日）之后月满后的第一个星期天就是《圣经》中讲到耶稣复活的日子。

由于每年的
春分日都不固定，所以每年的复活节的具体日期也是不确定的。

但
节期大致在3月22日至4月25日之间。

关于耶稣基督之死，按基督教教义，是为了赎世人的罪；耶稣基督的身体复活，是为了叫信
徒得到永生。

因此，在基督宗教中，复活节具有极度重要伟大的意义。

英国大部分节日都起源于宗教。

复活节发生在过了春分月圆后
的第一个星期日，原是纪念西亚异教神明巴力的同父异母妹妹亚斯
塔路降生的日子，亚斯塔路也是巴力的情妇。

相传巴力得知妹妹
亚斯塔路生于一枚天鹅蛋中，就去灌木中寻找；找到了，就抱在怀
里孵化出了一只兔子；兔子长大后成了一个美女，和巴力同居，后
来在巴力危难之际还救过巴力一命。

英语单词easter的词源就是亚斯塔路。

year.[1] according to christian scripture, jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. some christians celebrate this
resurrection on easter day or easter sunday[2] (also resurrection day or resurrection sunday), two days after good friday and three days after
maundy thursday. the chronology of his death and resurrection is variously interpreted to be between ad 26 and ad 36. easter also refers to the season of the church year called eastertide or the easter season. traditionally the easter season lasted for the forty days from easter day until ascension day but now officially[citation needed] lasts for the fifty days until pentecost. the first week of the easter season is known as easter week or the octave of easter. easter also marks the end of lent, a season of fasting, prayer, and penance.
easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation
to the civil
calendar. the first council of nicaea (325) established the date of easter as the first sunday after the full moon (the paschal
full moon) following the northern hemispheres vernal equinox.[3] ecclesiastically, the equinox is reckoned to be on march 21 (regardless of the astronomically correct date), and the full moon is not necessarily the astronomically correct date. the date of easter therefore varies between march 22 and april 25. eastern christianity bases its calculations on the julian calendar whose march 21 corresponds, during the twenty-first century, to april 3 in the gregorian calendar, in which calendar their celebration of easter therefore varies between april 4 and may 8.
easter is linked to the jewish passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar. in most european languages the feast called easter in english is
termed by the words for passover in those languages and in the older english versions of the bible the term easter was the term used to translate passover.[4][5]
relatively newer[citation needed] elements such as the easter bunny and easter egg hunts have become part of the holidays modern celebrations, and those aspects are often celebrated
by many christians and non-christians alike. there are also some christian denominations who do not celebrate easter.
popular modern depictions of easter can be viewed as a celebration of spring.
【篇三：复活节节日简介及名称的来源介绍】
xx复活节是4月5日
复活节节日简介
复活节是纪念耶稣复活，也是基督教最重要的一个节日。

据圣经记载，上帝的儿子耶稣降生在马槽里，当他三十岁的时候，挑选十二
个学生，开始传道工作。

三年半中，他医病、传道、赶鬼，帮助各
样有需要的人，将天国的道理说给人听。

一直到上帝所安排的时候
到了，耶稣基督被门徒犹大出卖，被捉拿、审问，被罗马兵丁钉死
在十字架上，临死前曾预言三日后必复活。

果然在第三日，耶稣复
活了!按圣经的解释，耶稣基督乃道成肉身的圣子，来世上为要赎世
人的罪，成为世人的代罪羔羊，这也是为什么复活节如此重要了。

耶稣虽然像犯人一样被钉十字架，他死并不是因为他有罪，而是要
按上帝的计划替世人赎罪。

现在他从死里复活，表示他为我们赎罪
成功。

任何人只要信靠他，向他认罪，就可得上帝赦免。

而耶稣的
复活，代表他胜过了死亡，所以凡是信靠他的人，都有永生，就是
可以永远和耶稣在一起。

因为，耶稣现在仍然活着，所以他听得见
我们向他的祷告，会看顾我们每天的生活，赐力量给我们，让每一
天都充满了希望。

他现在仍然活着，天天与我们在一起。

复活节名
称的来源
法语、荷兰语和北欧诸语的名称来自浩然遇难节。

浩然遇难节一词
在英语和德语原指古代宗教的春节，即庆祝春回大地的节日。

该节
日源于古巴比伦的爱情、生育与战争女神伊丝塔(ishtar，美索不达
米亚女神)，后来伊丝塔成了西欧的黎明和春天女神依丝翠(eastre)。

证据之一是两个名字有相似的读音;另一证据是eastre的涵义为东方(east)，因为太阳是从东方升起的。

希斯录著的《两个巴比伦》说easter(即复活节的英文)是个名字，源自迦勒底，跟基督教没有关系。

[1]其实就是阿斯塔特(ashtart)，即天后贝尔斯特的头衔之一。

考古
学家莱亚德在亚述找到的碑铭上发现，贝尔特斯就是古巴比伦女神
伊丝塔。

根据《牛津词典》和其他一些文章，(比如francis x. weiser的handbook of christian feasts and customs)，英文easter这个字
与犹太人的逾越节这个字有关，这不仅因为耶稣就是逾越节的羔羊，而且在时间上耶稣基督的复活和逾越节也吻合。

在很多欧洲的语言里，不仅逾越节的宴席曾称为easter，而且早期英文圣经译本中用easter来翻译逾越节。