英语词汇｜春节习俗

• 春节 the Spring Festival

• 除夕 Chinese New Year's Eve

• 阳历 solar calendar

• 阴历 lunar calendar

• 正月 the first month of the lunar year

• 元宵节 the Lantern Festival

• 春运 Spring Festival travel season; Chunyun period

• 守岁 stay up for the New Year

• 欢度…… the celebration of...; celebrate...

• 买年货 do Spring Festival shopping; buy necessity for Spring Festival

• 大扫除 thoroughly clean the house

• 驱厄运 sweep away ill fortune; get rid of bad luck

• 去除灾难 ward off evils

• 扫尘土 sweep the dust

• 剪窗花 do paper-cutting

• 贴春联 stick couplets

• 挂灯笼 hang lanterns

• 财神 the god of wealth
  

• 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve
  

• 包饺子 make dumplings

• 年糕 rice cake

• 春卷 spring rolls

• 元宵 sweet dumplings

• 拜年 New Year's visit

• 压岁钱 gift money; lucky money

• 探亲访友 (pay a) visit (to) relatives and friends

• 亲朋好友 relatives and friends

• 发红包 give money in red envelopes; hand out red envelopes

• 春节联欢晚会 Spring Festival Gala

• 祝福短信 blessing message

• 转运 have a change of luck

• 扭秧歌 do the Yangko Dance

• 舞龙 dragon dance

• 舞狮 lion dance

• 祭祖 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors

• 祭祀 sacrifice (v.)

• 烟花爆竹 fireworks and firecrackers

• 庙会 temple fair

• 民间艺人folk artist

• 京剧 Peking Opera

• 脸谱 facial makeup

• 木偶戏 puppet show

• 皮影戏 shadow play

• 杂技 acrobatics

• 相声 crosstalk

• 说书 story-telling

• 中国结 Chinese knot

• 刺绣 embroidery

• 剪纸 paper-cut 

• 年画 New Year pictures

• 灯笼/花灯 (festival) lantern

• 灯谜 lantern riddle 

• 民谣 folk song

• 民间故事 folk tale

• 传说 legend

• 丰富多彩 be rich and colorful

• 风俗习惯 custom

• 禁忌 taboo