中國傳統節日英文名稱

春節(農曆正月七年級)—— Spring Festival

除夕 New Year's Evening

正月 lunar January

七年級 the beginning of New Year

元宵節 (農曆正月十五) Lantern Festival

端午節 (農曆五月初五——the fifth day of the lunar month) Duan Wu Festival or

Dragon Boat Festival(龍舟節)

清明節Qing Ming Festival

中秋節 (農曆八月十五) Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival

重陽節 (農曆九月初九)Chung Yang Festival or Double-ninth Day

臘八節 (農曆臘月初八)the laba Rice Porridge Festival

過年 celebrate the spring festival

春聯 spring festival couplets

剪紙 paper-cuts

年畫 new year paintings

買年貨do shopping for the spring festival；OR

do spring festival shopping

敬酒 propose a toast

燈籠 lantern

煙花fireworks

爆竹 firecrackers (people scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

紅包red packets

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

舞獅 lion dance(the lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)

舞龍dragon dance(to expect good weather and good harvests)

戲曲 traditional opera

雜耍 variety show

燈謎 riddles written on lanterns

燈會 exhibit of lanterns

守歲 staying-up

拜年 pay new year's call / give new year's greetings / pay new year's visit

禁忌 taboo

去晦氣 get rid of the ill- fortune

祭祖宗 Offer sacrifices to one's ancestors

壓歲錢 gift money or money given to children as a lunar new year gift culture note；

辭舊歲 bid farewell to the old year

掃房 spring cleaning ; general house-cleaning

年糕nian-gao; rise cake; new year cake

團圓飯 family reunion dinner

年夜飯the dinner on new year's eve

餃子 dumpling; Chinese meat ravioli

粽子 rice dumpling

閏年leap year

十二生肖zodiac