有关春节的英语曰记

有关春节的英语曰记(一)
《春节英语日记(3篇)》

我听过一个故事，叫春节的起源:很久很久以前,有一个叫在陌生的怪物,在每年的新年的一天将会来临,年奇怪的人怕火,与炮打年责备,就把在陌生的击败了,而这就是中国的新年。有一年春节,我和其他孩子们把‘冲天炮’,到了春节晚会开始,爸爸和妈妈叫我回家去看春节晚会,不愿离开家里看春节晚会。我的父亲,母亲,爷爷和奶奶看春节联欢晚会边吃水果,我很高兴! 我很开心,很幸福,希望每天都过年!

英语：The winter vacation is coming to an end, and finish the homework. I heard a story, so that the origin of the Spring Festival: long long ago, there was a call in strange monsters, the annual New Year's day will come, years of strange people afraid of fire and cannon dozen years blame, he put in strange beat, and this is the Chinese New Year. Have a year of Spring Festival, I and other children put 'ChongTianBao', the Spring Festival party began, dad and mom told me to come home to see the Spring Festival evening party, don't want to leave home, watching the Spring Festival evening party. My father, mother, grandpa and grandma watching the Spring Festival evening ate fruit, I be very happy!

I am very happy, very happy, hope every day was Chinese New Year!

今天是大年初一，每到这一天，每家都非常的热闹，一过年每家都会吃很油腻的食物，每顿饭前都要放鞭、给财神上香，希望今后能发财，一大早小孩子都穿上新衣服去给长辈拜年，希望能得到长辈的红包，过年了，到处都是喜气洋洋，我今天的心情非Today is New Year's Day, every day, every family is very lively, a Chinese New Year every family to eat a very fatty foods, each meal should be placed before the whip, burn incense to the God of Wealth and hopes to make a fortune, a children are up early to wear new clothes to go to the elders to pay, hoping to get older, the red envelope, Chinese New Year, and full of gaiety, today I am feeling very good.常好。

春节日记 一转眼，春节就到了，大年初一，我在奶奶家。那里的年味很重，家家户户在除夕那天就把红红的灯笼挂了出来，把对联写好，贴了出来。还要贴门神，包饺子，我在奶奶家也帮起了忙，帮助大人弄这弄那，自己也沉醉在这过年忙碌的气氛中了，大年初一要早起，要跟随爸爸妈妈去别人家里拜年，拜完年后，就到了中午，一家人凑在一起，有说有笑的吃着团圆饭，每个人的脸上都洋溢着笑容，吃完午饭后，我和弟弟妹妹们便争着抢着让爷爷奶奶给压岁钱，最后我们都得到了，也都高兴不已，要完爷爷奶奶的压岁钱，就去跟婶婶叔叔要。就这样一个一个要，这才大年初一，我就要到了600元，不知不觉就到了该睡觉的时候了，回首这一天，真的是在浓浓的年味儿中度过的，真期盼天天都过年。 The Spring Festival diary Start looking, and, well, Spring Festival is arrived, on New Year's day, I was at my grandmother's house. There NianWei of very heavy, every family in the lunar New Year's eve put red lanterns hanging out, write the couplets, stick it out. And put the door, and pack dumpling, I was at my grandmother's house also help up busy, help adults get this made with that, own also lost in this New Year's day busy atmosphere, on New Year's day to getting up early, to follow the parents to other people's home New Year, worship the years later, in the afternoon, the family got together, talking and laughing eat a big dinner, everyone's faces lit a smile, after lunch, my brother and sister and the racing to rob to let grandpa's grandmother to New Year's money, finally we got,

also are delighted, finish to grandma and grandpa's New Year's money, go with aunt uncle to, so a a will, this just on New Year's day, I will be up to 600 yuan, and before you know it was this time for bed, looking back on this day, really is in the thick NianWeiEr spent, really looking forward to every day was Chinese New Year.

有关春节的英语曰记(二)
《和春节有关的英语》

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 poetic 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.)

红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)

舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel 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 riddles 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

祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors

压岁钱 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

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

Blessings:

金玉满堂 Treasures Fill The Home

生意兴隆 Business Flourishes

岁岁平安 Peace All Year Round

恭喜发财 Wishing You Prosperity

和气生财 Harmony Brings Wealth

心想事成 May All Your Wishes Come True

吉祥如意 Everything Goes Well

国泰平安 The Country Flourishes And People Live In Peace

招财进宝 Money And Treasures Will He Plentiful

一帆风顺 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

年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve

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

糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come

糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship

红枣 red dates - prosperity

花生糖 peanut candy - sweet

有关春节的英语曰记(三)
《关于春节的英语日记范文》

关于春节的英语日记范文

关于春节的英语日记范文

My dog will be dead. She is very old. We have kept her for ten years. Now her hairs are falling. And she always lies on the ground. She can’t see very clearly. She eats a little. She becomes thin. She was very strong before. She is still guarding my family. She is one of my family member. Now we are all uneasy because she will die. I think you may know my thinking. Even if it is a dog, you can’t forget it. So these days, we feet her the best food.

The night before the examination

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked gloomily before me at a huge pile of that disgusting stuff they call“books”.

I was going to have my examination the next day. “Whencan I go to bed ” I asked myself. I did not answer. In fact I dared not. The clock struck 12.“Oh, dear!”I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!”We students are the most wretched creatures in the world.

有关春节的英语曰记(四)
《春节英语》

有关春节的英语曰记(五)
《有关春节的各种英语表达》

【Greeting Season】: 节日名

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 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry

春联 Spring Festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts

买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ;do Spring Festival shopping

年画 New Year paintings 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.)

红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)

舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel 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 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns 守岁 staying-up 禁忌 taboo

拜年 pay New Year„s call; give New Year„s greetings; New Year„s visit

去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune

祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one„s ancestors

压岁钱 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

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

【Food names】：

年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake

团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year„s Eve

饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding

汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings

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 红枣 red dates - prosperity 糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come 糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship 花生糖 peanut candy - sweet

【Blessing】:

Treasures fill the home 财源广进

Business flourishes 事业兴隆

Peace all year round 岁岁平安

Wishing you prosperity 恭喜发财

Harmony brings wealth 家和万事兴

May all your wishes come true 心想事成

Everything goes well 万事如意

The country flourishes and people live in peace 国家富强、人民安康

Money and treasures will be plentiful 财源茂盛

Wishing you every success Promoting to a higher position 事业有成、更上一层楼、蒸蒸日上

Safe trip wherever you go 一帆风顺

Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! 祝你新的一年快乐幸福

Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family! 事业成功，家庭美满（阖家欢乐）

【中国新年禁忌】：

Dos and Donts of Chinese New Year

Do"s:

Wish everyone you meet a happy New Year by saying "gong xi fa cai", which translates to: "Have a happy and prosperous New Year!" 对每一个你遇到的人道一声：“恭喜发财”，翻译成英文就是：“在新的一年里拥有幸福繁荣的生活”； Wear articles of red clothing because red symbolizes luck. 穿红色布料做成的饰品，因为红色昭示着幸运；

Eat vegetarian food because it"s not good to see blood. 吃素食，因为见血是不吉利的；

Buy new trousers because the Chinese word for trousers is "fu", (Chinese homonym for wealth) 买新裤子（衣服），因为汉语里裤子就是“服”，（在汉语里与财富的“富”谐音）；

Children should stay up as late as possible on New Year"s Eve for it is believed that the later they stay up, the longer their parents will live. 孩子应该在除夕之夜尽可能晚睡、熬夜因为据说他们睡的越晚，他们的父母越长寿；

Visit family (especially those older than yourself) and friends to pass on your wishes on good fortune for the New Year. (plus kids and single people will receive lai-see lucky red packets full of money. 拜访亲戚朋友（尤其是比你年长的），传递你对他们来年幸福的美好祝愿（另外孩子和单身的人将会得到装满钱的幸运红包，称为“来喜”。）

Give two lai see to each child. Because happiness comes in two"s, do not just give one. This is your way of passing good luck to

the next generation. Business owners also give lai see to employees and associates. 给每个孩子两份“来喜”（我觉得应该指钱是偶数的），因为好事成双，不要只给一份。这是你把祝愿传递给下一代的方法。企业主（老板）也要给员工和同事红包。 Don"ts:

Don"t wear white or black clothing, since they are the traditional colours of mourning. 不要穿白色或黑色服装，因为这是传统意义上丧事的颜色；

Don"t buy new shoes for the first month of the New Year,

有关春节的英语曰记(六)
《关于春节的英语作文》

关于春节的英语作文（1）：The Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival， Chinese New Year，is the most important festival for all of us. All family members get together on New Year'Eve to have a big meal.At the same time， everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 o'clock，some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly. We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is！On the first early moring of one year， many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door. Some house's windows are sticked on red paper cutlings.The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days. So during the fifteen days， we always visit our relatives from door to door. At that time， children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents，grandparents， uncles， aunts and so on. The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival. It names the Lantern Festival.So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.关于春节的英语作文（2）：Will Christmas Replace the Spring Festival？Christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in China. Christmas cards become popular with students. People hold Christmas parties and exchange Christmas girts. A lot or TV and radio programs about Christmas are on. Meanwhile the Spring Festival is less appealing （有吸引力的）to youngsters. Thus some people wonder whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival.This worry is fairly unnecessary. Why ？ One reason lies that Christmas only affects Christians，college students and joint-venture （合资企业）workers. Another reason is that Christmas is mostly celebrated in cities. Few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic（带有异国情调的） festival. By contrast，the Spring Festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family.I think，it is natural that with increasing exchanges with the West，a lot of Western holidays have been gradually introduced into China. For us Chinese we should never neglect or even discard our own traditional festivals. For centuries Chinese have observed this traditional holiday to welcome the beginning of a new year. And we will treasure the Spring Festival forever.关于春节的英语作文（3）：my plan of next year A new year ，a new start，when I stand on the edge of a new year，I can't help thinking about my plan of next year.Just as the old saying：“Well began is the half of the success.”So I decide that I should be at work while the others are still relaxing ，and then ，at the beginning ，I'm quicker than the others and of course I will get better result than the others.But ，what I really decide to do is that I must make good of anytime I can spare though it seems impossible. While，I will do my best to live up with what I have planned，and the result will

prove it.关于春节的英语作文（4）：New Year PartyOn New Year's Eve，our class had a party. The atmosphere was good. It was out of the ordinary from the very begining. The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance. We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap. Then with three resounding（响亮的） crow of a cock echoing in the hall，the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.Then，the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation. He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the chicken. They left us all in confusion. And it was our monitor who was quickwitted（机智的）. He shouted our， "The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn." The hall After that，they had another item. This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle. While he was standing there，the other three stood around him，each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees. It was an idiom. This time I got it right："The dog stands out among a group of chickens."关于春节的英语作文（5）：The Lunar New YearThe Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people. It lasts about the first four days of the year， during which people do not work except for the workers on duty. Students do not go to school， and shops are closed.Several days before the new year， people begin to prepare. Farmers kill pigs， sheep， cocks and hens. City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables. Houses are cleaned； coupletsare posted on the doors. Colourful lanterns are hung at the gate.On the eve of the new year， each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner. After the meal they watch TV until the clock strickes twelve. Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers and other fire works to welcome the new year. On the first day of the new year， almost everyone is dressed in his or her best. When people meet on the way， they say to each other "Happy New Year". Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other. Children indulge themselves in games.基本介绍 　　中国的传统节日形式多样，内容丰富，是我们中华民族悠久的历史文化的一个组成部分。 　　节日的起源和发展是一个逐渐形成，潜移默化地完善，慢慢渗入到社会生活的过程。它和社会的发展一样，是人类社会发展到一定阶段的产物，我国古代的这些节日，大多和天文、历法、数学，以及后来划分出的节气有关，这从文献上至少可以追溯到《夏小正》、《尚书》，到战国时期，一年中划分的二十四个节气，已基本齐备，后来的传统节日，全都和这些节气密切相关。 　　节气为节日的产生提供了

前题条件，大部分节日在先秦时期，就已初露端倪， 但是其中风俗内容的丰富与流行，还需要有一个漫长的发展过程。最早的风俗活动是和原始崇拜、迷信禁忌有关；神话传奇故事为节日平添了几分浪漫色彩；还有宗教对节日的冲击与影响；一些历史人物被赋予永恒的纪念渗入节日，所有这些，都融合凝聚节日的内容里，使中国的节日有了深沉的历史感。 　　到汉代，我国主要的传统节日都已经定型，人们常说这些节日起源于汉代，汉代是中国统一后第一个大发展时期，政治经济稳定，科学文化有了很大发展，这对节日的最后形成提供了良好的社会条件。 　　节日发展到唐代，已经从原始祭拜、禁忌神秘的气氛中解放出来，转为娱乐礼仪型，成为真正的佳节良辰。从此，节日变得欢快喜庆，丰富多采，许多体育、享乐的活动内容出现，并很快成为一种时尚流行开来，这些风俗一直延续发展，经久不衰。 　　值得一提的是，在漫长的历史长河中，历代的文人雅士、诗人墨客，为一个个节日谱写了许多千古名篇，这些诗文脍炙人口，被广为传颂，使我国的传统节日渗透出深厚的文化底蕴，精彩浪漫，大俗中透着大雅，雅俗共赏。 　　中国的节日有很强的内聚力和广泛的包容性，一到过节，举国同庆，这与我们民族源远流长的悠久历史一脉相承，是一份宝贵的精神文化遗产。 　　传统节日的形成过程，是一个民族或国家的历史文化长期积淀凝聚的过程，下面列举的这些节日，无一不是从远古发展过来的，从这些流传至今的节日风俗里，还可以清晰地看到古代人民社会生活的精彩画面。 Basic introduction Chinese traditional festivals in various forms, rich in content, are our long history of the Chinese nation as an integral part of culture. Holiday of the origin and development is a gradual formation, exerts a subtle sound, and slowly infiltrated into the process of social life. It and social development, as are the development of human society to a certain stage of the product of our country these ancient holiday, most of them and astronomy, calendar, mathematics, and later carved out of the weather-related, at least on this from the literature can be traced back to "Summer is small" , "Book of History" to the Warring States period, the year the division of 24 solar terms, has been basically in place, then the traditional holiday, all closely related to these Terms. Terms for the selection of holiday, subject to the conditions provided, the majority of holiday at the pre-Qin period, had been the horizon, but one of the custom content-rich and popular, but also has required a long process of development. Activity are the earliest and original customs of worship, superstition, taboo-related

; myth legend to add a few holiday romantic; have on the religious holiday of the impact and effects; some historical figures have been given the timeless holiday Memory infiltration, all of which are integration of the content of cohesion holiday, the holiday so that the Chinese have a deep sense of history. To the Han Dynasty, China's major traditional festivals have been stereotyped, it is often said these holiday originated in the Han Dynasty, the Han are China's reunification after the first major period of development, political and economic stability, science and culture has developed greatly, and this holiday The final form provides a good social conditions. Holiday developed to the Tang Dynasty, from the original worship, taboos mysterious atmosphere of liberation, to entertainment etiquette type, become really good time of the festive season. Since then, the holiday has become a lively celebration, colorful, many sports, pleasure-seeking activities of the contents of the scene and quickly became a popular fashion, these customs has continued the development of enduring. It is worth mentioning that, in the long course of history, the ancient literati, poets of letters for a holiday to write a lot of famous through the ages, the poetry of well-known and was widely famous, so that our country's traditional holiday of deep infiltration culture, wonderful romance, big vulgar shows of Taiga, tastes. Chinese holiday there is a strong cohesion and a wide range of inclusive, one to the holidays, of national jubilation, which is a long history of our nation's long history of same, is a valuable spiritual heritage. The formation of traditional festivals, are a nation or country's history and culture of long-term accumulation of condensation process, the following list of those festivals, all are coming from the ancient development, so far from these popular holiday custom, but also can clearly see the the people of ancient social life and wonderful pictures. 中西方节日差异Will Christmas Replace the Spring Festival Christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in China. Christmas cards become popular with students. People hold Christmas parties and exchange Christmas girts. A lot or TV and radio programs about Christmas are on. Meanwhile the Spring Festival is less appealing to youngsters. Thus some people wonder whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival. This worry is fairly unnecessaryg Why Ⅱ One reason lies that Christmas only affects Christians, college students and joint-venture (workers. Another reason is that Christmas is mostly celebrated in cities. Few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic festival. By contrast, the Spring Festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family. I think, it is natural that with increasing exchanges with the West, a lot of Western holidays have been gradually introduced into China. For us Chinese we should never neglect or even

discard our own traditional festivals. For centuries Chinese have observed this traditional holiday to welcome the beginning of a new year. And we will treasure the Spring Festival forever. Spring FestivalAs we know,the celebration of Spring Festival may commonly last for 7 days,which is higlighted as one of the symbols of traditional chinese culture.It's usually a time between late January or early February.Not only in china but in some other Asian countries like Singapore,Indonesia and Korea people also celebrate Spring Festival.According to the usual,on the eve of the Spring Festival,a get together banquet is a must,and the most popular food is Dumpling,which is supposed to bring good fortune.People tend to get up early the frist day and visit neibours and relatives. However ,nowadays this part is being replaced by short message greetings.我们都知道,一般庆祝春节都有7天,春节是中国文化传动节日的象征,而春节通常会在1月尾到2月头之间.不仅仅在中国会过春节,而且在其他一些亚洲地方,如:新加坡,印度尼西亚和韩国的人们也会庆祝春节.根据惯例,在除夕夜,聚在一起吃大餐是一定的.最通俗的食物是饺子,饺子被寓为能够给我们带来好运气.人们需要在新年的第一天早起然后去拜访亲戚和邻居.然而,现今这种形式已经被发一条问候的小短信替代了.

有关春节的英语曰记(七)
《关于春节的英语单词》

春节 The Spring Festival 农历 lunar calendar 正月 lunar January; 除夕 New Year's Eve; 初一 the beginning of New Year 元宵节 The Lantern Festival 过年 have the Spring Festival 春联 Spring Festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 New Year paintings 买年货 do Spring Festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast 灯笼 lantern烟花 fireworks 爆竹 firecrackers 红包 red packets舞狮 lion dance 舞龙 dragon dance戏曲 traditional opera 杂耍 variety show灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay New Year's call春节 The Spring Festival 农历 lunar calendar 禁忌 taboo 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 压岁钱 gift money辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning年糕 Nian-gao团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve 饺子 dumpling 汤圆 Tang-yuan八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding 糖果盘 candy tray什锦糖 assorted candies蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon 西瓜子 red melon seed 金桔 cumquat 糖莲子 candied lotus seed 糖藕 candied lotus root 红枣 red dates花生糖 peanut candy 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 poetic 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.) 红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.) 舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel 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 riddles 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 poetic 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.) 红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.) 舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel 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 riddles 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 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 压岁钱 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 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning Blessings: 金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home 生意兴隆 Business flourishes 岁岁平安 Peace all year round 恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth 心想事成 May all your wishes come true 吉祥如意 Everything goes well 国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful 一帆风顺 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 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli；dumpling 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 糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come 糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship 红枣 red dates - prosperity 花生糖 peanut candy - sweet