过年习俗、祝福语和传统食品的英语词汇
节日名 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
习俗 Customs
过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
对联 poetic couplet: two succeive 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.)
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 coppercoins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be ahundred years old.Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations consideredauspicious and given to represent luck and wealth
辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year
扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning
祝福语 Bleings
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
生意兴隆 Busine 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 succe
步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go
祝您新的一年快乐幸福！Wish you happine and prosperity in the coming year!
祝您事业成功，家庭美满 Wish you succe in your career and happine of your family!
食品 Food
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 orspicy fillings
糖果盘 candy tray
什锦糖 aorted candiesgrowth and good health
金桔 cumquatmany descendents to come
糖藕 candied lotus rootprosperity
花生糖 peanut candy - sweet
