【英语词组】春节实用词汇
Greeting Season: 春节 The Spring Festival 农历 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 元宵节 The Lantern Festival Customs: 过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival 对联 poetic1 couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry 春联 Spring Festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 New Year paintings 买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast 灯笼 lantern: a portable light 烟花 fireworks 爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.) 舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel3 evil and bring good luck.) 舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 戏曲 traditional opera 杂耍 variety show; vaudeville 灯谜 riddles4 written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay New Year‘s call; give New Year‘s greetings; New Year‘s visit 禁忌 taboo 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning 祝你新的一年快乐幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! 事业成功，家庭美满: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family! Food names: 年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings 八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding 糖果盘 candy tray: 什锦糖 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 糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship 花生糖 peanut candy - sweet 相关文章：
【英语词组】春节实用词汇
红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize2 fortune and wealth in the coming year.)
祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one‘s ancestors
糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come
红枣 red dates - prosperity
