Easter is an important holiday in the west. It is held on the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring. Spring begins around March 20th, so that means that Easter can come anytime between the end of March to the middle of April. This year Easter is on April 4th; last year it was on April 12th, and in 2011 it will be on April 24th.
在西方，復活節是一個重要的節日，它落在春天第一個滿月之後的第一個星期日，春天大約於3月20日開始，也就是說復活節大概會落在3月底到4月中的一天，今年復活節是在4月4日；去年是在4月12日，而明年會在4月24日。
Easter is a Christian holiday. Christians believe that on Easter day, Jesus Christ was resurrected, which means he came alive again, after being dead for three days. Christian churches have special Easter programs to remember Jesus. Many people will buy nice new clothes for Easter Sunday, like people in Taiwan do for Chinese New Year..
復活節是基督教的節日。基督徒相信在復活節，耶穌基督復活了，也就是說祂在死後3天重新獲得生命。基督教會舉行特別的活動來紀念耶穌。許多人為了復活節的星期日會買新衣服，就像在台灣人們會在中國年買新衣服一樣。
Many non-Christians also celebrate some of the fun traditions of Easter. One tradition is that early on Easter morning, the Easter Bunny comes to the houses of good girls and boys and leaves them Easter baskets filled with candy. He also hides colored eggs around the house for the children to find when they wake up on Easter morning. Children also decorate eggs themselves. The eggs are hard-boiled, so later in the day you can eat the eggs.
許多非基督徒也會以一些有趣的復活節傳統活動來慶祝復活節。其中一個傳統就是復活節兔子會在復活節的早晨拜訪每個家庭，並在復活節籃子中裝滿糖果，送給表現好的小孩。牠也會在住家周圍藏一些彩蛋，讓在復活節早晨起床的孩子們尋找。小孩們也可以自己彩繪雞蛋。這些雞蛋是煮熟的，所以他們之後可以吃掉這些蛋。
Easter dinner is one of the most important meals of the year. Like Christmas and Thanksgiving, it is a time for families to gather together and enjoy each other’s company. The traditional food for Easter dinner is ham.
而復活節晚餐也是一年中重要的一餐。跟聖誕節和感恩節一樣，它是一個與家人相聚在一起並享受親人陪伴的日子。傳統復活節晚餐的主食是火腿。