春节古语

篇一：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

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