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

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：

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

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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