春节过年的英语词汇 

春节 The Spring Festival 　　农历 lunar calendar 　　正月 lunar January；the first month by lunar calendar 　　除夕 New Years Eve；eve of lunar New Year 　　初一 the beginning of New Year 　　元宵节 The Lantern 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 SpringFestivalshopping 　　敬酒 propose a toast 　　灯笼 lantern：a portable light 　　烟花 fireworks 　　爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts withtheloud pop.) 　　红包 red packets(cash wrapped up in red paper,symbolize fortuneandwealth in the coming year.) 　　舞狮 lion dance(The lion is believed to be able to dispel evilandbring 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 Years call；give New Years greetings；NewYearsvisit 　　禁忌 taboo 　　去晦气 get rid of the ill-fortune 　　祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors 　　压岁钱 gift money；money given to children as a lunar NewYeargift 　　辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 　　扫房 spring cleaning；general house-cleaning关于新年的美食词汇： 　　年糕 Nian-gao；rise 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 Tang-yuan；dumplings made of sweet rice，rolled into ballsandstuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings 　　八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding 　　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 　　金橘 cumquat-prosperity 　　糖莲子 candied lotus seed-many descendents to come 　　糖藕 candied lotus root-fulfilling love relationship 　　红枣 red dates-prosperity 　　花生糖 peanut candy-sweet