和中国新年相关的英语表达

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

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

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

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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

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

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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!

Traditions

The

Spring

Festival

Eve

is

called

the

30th

of

the

year.

This

evening

is

called

Chuxi,

or

the

night

of

the

year.

The

last

day

of

the

last

lunar

month

is

the

most

important day in the whole Spring Festival. If one missed the dinner with his or her

family in this day, he or she would feel very sorry. Especially on the last day of the

last lunar month, the whole family must get together. I am having a get reunion dinner

with my parents. On this day, all the preparation must be completed. It is the moment

of joy for all adults and children. The more than half month preparation is for this day.

Ouch, in my childhood, I was always looking forward to the Spring Festival. I like to

fire crackers, eat delicious food and so on. The most important ceremonies in the eve

of the Spring Festival are the ceremony of ancestor worship and the Spring Festival

eve dinner. According to custom, each family will stay up to

means to stay up to see the New Year in. This custom contains the nostalgic feelings

for the past days and also good hopes for the new year. The most impressive thing for

me

during

the

Spring

festival

is

to

provide

sacrifices

in

the

Spring

Festival

eve

to

worship our ancestors. The first is a ceremony to worship ancestors, which means not

to

forget

ancestors.

Ancestors

are

worshipped

at

the

home

all

around

the

year.

But

during the Spring Festival, we will prepare something to sacrifice. For example, we

will place some food in front of the name boards of our ancestors. Most people place

the name boards of ancestors at home. After placing food and other sacrifices, they

will

kneel

down

to

worship

ancestors

according

to

their

position

in

the

family

hierarchy.

We

will

place

the

name

boards

of

ancestors,

and

photos

from

my

grandparents there. Then we will place dishes and other sacrifices for them. After that,

we can enjoy the family union dinner.

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鼠年

: Year of the Rat

牛年

: Year of the Ox

虎年

: Year of the Tiger

兔年

: Year of the Rabbit

龙年

: Year of the Dragon

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