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和春節新年的英文語句

和春節新年有關的英文語句

Greeting Season:

春節 The Spring Festival

農曆 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

元宵節 The Lantern Festival

Customs:

過年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival

對聯 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry

春聯 Spring Festival couplets

剪紙 paper-cuts

年畫 New Year paintings

買年貨 special purchases for the Spring Festival ;do Spring Festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast

燈籠 lantern: a portable light

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 comingyear.)

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; vaudeville

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; New Year's visit