英語素材：春節(jié)必用英文詞匯

　　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

　　Food names:

　　年糕 Nian-gao; rice cake; New Year cake

　　團(tuán)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

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

　　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

　　辭舊歲 bid farewell to the old year

　　掃房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

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