英语 词汇 春节 风俗

关于春节风俗习惯的英文词汇短语
基本词汇与短语：


　　【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


　　【Customs】：


　　过年 Guo-nian； have the Spring Festival


　　对联 poetic couplet： two successive rhyming lines in poetry


　　春联 Spring Festival couplets

剪纸 paper-cuts


　　买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ； do Spring Festival shopping


　　年画 New Year paintings

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.）


　　红包 red packets （cash wrapped up in red paper， symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.）


　　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 禁忌 taboo


　　拜年 pay New Year‘s call； give New Year‘s greetings； New Year‘s visit


　　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 www.mianfeiwendang.com


　　【Culture Note】：In the old days， New Year‘s money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. Today， money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth


　　辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year


　　扫房 spring cleaning； general house-cleaning


　　【Food names】：


　　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 八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding


　　汤圆 Tang-yuan； dumplings made of sweet rice， rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings


　　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


　　金桔 cumquat - prosperity 红枣 red dates - prosperity


　　糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come


　　糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relati