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节日
传统中国节日Traditional Chinese Festival
小年off year
春节the Spring Festival
农历lunar calendar
正月lunar January;the first month by lunar calendar
除夕Lunar New Years Eve
初一the beginning of New Year
元宵节the Lantern Festival
春运Spring Festival travel rush
美食
年糕rice cake;New Year cake
团圆饭family reunion dinner
年夜饭the dinner on New Years Eve
饺子jiao-zi;Chinese meat ravioli
汤圆dumplings made of sweet rice
八宝饭Chinese rice pudding
糖果盘candy tray
什锦糖assorted candies-sweet and fortune
糖莲子candied lotus seed
花生糖peanut candy
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
糖藕candied lotus root-fulfilling love relationship
红枣reddates- prosperity
习俗
过年guo-nian;have the Spring Festival
全家团圆family reunion
福字Fu
对联poetic
couplet:twosuccessiverhyming lines in poetry春联Spring Festival couplets
剪纸paper-cuts
年画New Year paintings
年货special purchases for the Spring Festival
串门drop in/stop by/come round
春节联欢晚会Spring Festival Gala/ Chinese New Year Gala
敬酒propose a toast
灯笼lantern:a portable light
烟花fireworks
爆竹firecrackers
红包red envelopes
舞狮lion dance
舞龙dragon dance
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make New Years call
祭祖宗offer sacrifices to ones ancestors
兆头omen
禁忌taboo
去晦气get rid of the ill-fortune
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
秧歌 Yongge dance
