春節(jié)?The?Spring?Festival
農(nóng)歷?lunar?calendar
正月?lunar?January;?the?first?month?by?lunar?calendar
除夕?New?Year\'s?Eve;?eve?of?lunar?New?Year
初一?the?beginning?of?New?Year
元宵節(jié)?The?Lantern?Festival
Customs:
過年?Guo-nian;?have?the?Spring?Festival
對聯(lián)?poetic?couplet:?two?successive?rhyming?lines?in?poetry
春聯(lián)?Spring?Festival?couplets
剪紙?paper-cuts
年畫?New?Year?paintings
買年貨?special?purchases?for?the?Spring?Festival?;?do?Spring?Festival?shopping
敬酒?propose?a?toast
燈籠?lantern:?a?portable?light
煙花?fireworks
爆竹?firecrackers?(People?scare?off?evil?spirits?and?ghosts?with?the?loud?pop.)
紅包?red?packets?(cash?wrapped?up?in?red?paper,?symbolize?fortune?and?wealth?in?the?coming
?year.)
舞獅?lion?dance?(The?lion?is?believed?to?be?able?to?dispel?evil?and?bring?good?luck.)
舞龍?dragon?dance?(to?expect?good?weather?and?good?harvests)
戲曲?traditional?opera
雜耍?variety?show;?vaudeville
燈謎?riddles?written?on?lanterns
燈會?exhibit?of?lanterns
守歲?staying-up
拜年?pay?New?Year\'s?call;?give?New?Year\'s?greetings;?New?Year\'s?visit
禁忌?taboo
去晦氣?get?rid?of?the?ill-?fortune
祭祖宗?offer?sacrifices?to?one\'s?ancestors
壓歲錢?gift?money;?money?given?to?children?as?a?lunar?New?Year?gift
?Culture?Note:?In?the?old?days,?New?Year\'s?money?was?given?in?the?form?of?one?hundred?copper?coins?strung?together?on?a?red?string?and?symbolized?the?hope?that?one?would?live?to?be?a?hundred?years?old.?Today,?money?is?placed?inside?red?envelopes?in?denominations?considered?auspicious?and?given?to?represent?luck?and?wealth
辭舊歲?bid?farewell?to?the?old?year
掃房?spring?cleaning;?general?house-cleaning
Blessings:
金玉滿堂?Treasures?fill?the?home
生意興隆?Business?flourishes
歲歲平安?Peace?all?year?round
恭喜發(fā)財?Wishing?you?prosperity
和氣生財?Harmony?brings?wealth
心想事成?May?all?your?wishes?come?true
吉祥如意?Everything?goes?well
國泰民安?The?country?flourishes?and?people?live?in?peace
招財進寶?Money?and?treasures?will?be?plentiful
一帆風(fēng)順?Wishing?you?every?success
步步高升?Promoting?to?a?higher?position
出入平安?Safe?trip?wherever?you?go
祝你新的一年快樂幸福:?Wish?you?happiness?and?prosperity?in?the?coming?year!
事業(yè)成功，家庭美滿:?Wish?you?success?in?your?career?and?happiness?of?your?family!
Food?names:
年糕?Nian-gao;?rise?cake;?New?Year?cake
團圓飯?family?reunion?dinner
年夜飯?the?dinner?on?New?Year\'s?Eve
餃子?Jiao-zi;?Chinese?meat?ravioli
湯圓?Tang-yuan;?dumplings?made?of?sweet?rice,?rolled?into?balls?and?stuffed?with?either?sweet?or
?spicy?fillings
八寶飯?eight?treasures?rice?pudding
糖果盤?candy?tray:
什錦糖?assorted?candies?-?sweet?and?fortune
蜜冬瓜?candied?winter?melon?-?growth?and?good?health
西瓜子?red?melon?seed?-?joy,?happiness,?truth?and?sincerity
金桔?cumquat?-?prosperity
糖蓮子?candied?lotus?seed?-?many?descendents?to?come
糖藕?candied?lotus?root?-?fulfilling?love?relationship
紅棗?red?dates?-?prosperity
花生糖?peanut?candy?-?sweet
