中國傳統節日英文名稱
春節(農曆正月初一)—— Spring Festival
除夕 New Year's Evening
正月 lunar January
初一 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
中國常見傳統活動中英對照
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