节日名 Greeting season 1. 春节 The Spring Festival 2. 农历 lunar calendar 3. 正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar 4. 除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year 5. 初一 the beginning of New Year 6. 元宵节 The Lantern Festival
习俗 Customs 7. 过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival 8. 对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry 9. 春联 Spring Festival couplets 10. 年画 New Year paintings 11. 贴倒福 paste the Chinese character 'Fu' upside down 12. 买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping 13. 灯笼 lantern: a portable light 14. 烟花 fireworks 15. 爆竹 firecrackers 16. 戏曲 traditional opera 17. 杂耍 variety show; vaudeville 18. 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 19. 灯会 exhibit of lanterns 20. 守岁 staying-up 21. 拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit 22. 禁忌 taboo 23. 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 24. 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 25. 压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift 26. 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 27. 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning
祝福语 Blessings 28. 金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home 29. 生意兴隆 Business flourishes 30. 岁岁平安 Peace all year round 31. 恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity 32. 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth 33. 心想事成 May all your wishes come true 34. 吉祥如意 Everything goes well 35. 国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 36. 招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful 37. 一帆风顺 Wishing you every success 38. 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position 39. 出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go 40. 祝您新的一年快乐幸福！Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! 41. 祝您事业成功，家庭美满 Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!
食品 Food 42. 年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 43. 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 44. 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve 45. 饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 46. 汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings 47. 春卷 spring roll 48. 糖果盘 candy tray 49. 什锦糖 assorted candies (sweet and fortune) 50. 蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon (growth and good health) 51. 金桔 cumquat (prosperity) 52. 糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come 53. 糖藕 candied lotus root (fulfilling love relationship) 54. 红枣 red dates - prosperity 55. 花生糖 peanut candy (sweet) 56. 瓜子 red melon seeds 57. 冰糖葫芦 candied haws on a stick 58. 腊肠 Chinese sausage 59. 米酒 rice wine 60. 腊肉 preserved meat
阖家团圆 Reunion 61. 吃团圆饭 have a family reunion dinner 62. 年夜饭 New Year's Eve dinner 63. 全家团圆 family reunion 64. 敬酒 propose a toast 65. 穿新衣 wear new clothes 66. 节日氛围 festive atmosphere/mood 67. 庙会 temple fair 68. 春运 Spring Festival travel 69. 春运高峰 Spring Festival travel peak
民间艺术 folk art 70. 泥人 clay figure 71. 皮影戏 shadow puppetry 72. 木偶戏 puppet show 73. 刺绣 embroidery 74. 剪纸 paper-cut 75. 中国结 Chinese knot 76. 年画 New Year painting 77. 吹糖人 sugar-figure blowing 78. 舞龙 dragon dance 79. 舞狮 lion dance 80. 秧歌 Yongko dance；rural folk dance 81. 踩高跷 walk on stilts 82. 灯笼 lantern
娱乐活动 Recreational activities 83. 打麻将 play mahjong 84. 庙会 Temple Fair 85. 春节联欢晚会 Spring Festival gala 86. 送贺卡 sending New Year's greeting cards 87. 放烟花 set off fireworks 88. 放鞭炮 set off firecrackers
