春节(农历正月七年级)—— Spring Festival
除夕 New Year's Evening
正月 lunar January
七年级 the beginning of New Year
元宵节 (农历正月十五) Lantern Festival
端午节 (农历五月初五——the fifth day of the lunar month) Duan Wu Festival or
Dragon Boat Festival(龙舟节)
清明节Qing Ming Festival
中秋节 (农历八月十五) Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival
重阳节 (农历九月初九)Chung Yang Festival or Double-ninth Day
腊八节 (农历腊月初八)the laba Rice Porridge Festival
中国常见传统活动中英对照过年 celebrate the spring festival
春联 spring festival couplets
剪纸 paper-cuts
年画 new year paintings
买年货do shopping for the spring festival；OR
do spring festival shopping
敬酒 propose a toast
灯笼 lantern
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
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 / pay 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 or money given to children as a lunar new year gift culture note；
辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year
扫房 spring cleaning ; general house-cleaning
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 dumpling; Chinese meat ravioli
粽子 rice dumpling
闰年leap year
十二生肖zodiac
