基督教最核心的节日之一，纪念耶稣复活；美国公共文化又叠加了彩蛋、兔子、糖果、春装和儿童活动。
A central Christian feast of Jesus’s resurrection, layered in U.S. public culture with eggs, rabbits, candy, spring clothing, and children’s events.
复活节完成从棕枝主日、濯足星期四、受难日到复活主日的圣周。天主教、主流新教、福音派、黑人教会与东正教传统在礼仪、音乐、日期和家庭习惯上不同；对虔诚信徒而言，重点是死亡与复活，不是春季装饰。
Easter completes Holy Week from Palm Sunday through Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. Catholic, mainline, evangelical, Black church, and Orthodox traditions differ in liturgy, music, date, and family practice. For observant Christians, death and resurrection—not spring décor—are central.
蛋与春季新生命长期相连，不同欧洲移民把染蛋和装饰蛋传统带入美国。波兰和乌克兰裔天主教社群的 pysanka 使用蜡染图案并具有地区含义。Easter Bunny、塑料寻蛋、糖果篮和商场合影则属于更广泛的世俗儿童文化。
Eggs have long symbolized spring renewal, and European immigrants brought varied dyeing and decorating practices. Polish and Ukrainian Catholic communities maintain wax-resist pysanka with regional meanings. The Easter Bunny, plastic egg hunts, candy baskets, and mall photos belong to broader secular children’s culture.
教堂礼拜、早午餐、火腿或地区食物、春装和家庭合影常见。白宫 Easter Egg Roll 把儿童游戏与总统公共仪式相连。学校和企业使用 “spring” 语言，有时是为了容纳不庆祝复活节的家庭。
Church, brunch, ham or regional foods, spring clothing, and family photos are common. The White House Easter Egg Roll links children’s play to presidential ceremony. Schools and companies sometimes use “spring” language to include nonobserving families.
糖果、篮子、儿童服装、餐桌、花卉和家庭活动是主要场景。十字架、空墓和受难图像属于信仰表达；兔子和彩蛋属于更广泛的世俗表达，两者不能默认互换。
Candy, baskets, children’s clothing, tables, flowers, and family activity are core occasions. Cross, empty tomb, and Passion imagery belong to faith; rabbits and eggs circulate more broadly. They are not automatically interchangeable.