SpringFestivalWords

　　GreetingSeason：

　　春節TheSpringFestival

　　農歷lunarcalendar

　　正月lunarJanuary;thefirstmonthbylunarcalendar

　　除夕NewYearsEve;eveoflunarNewYear

　　初一thebeginningofNewYear

　　元宵節TheLanternFestival

　　Customs：

　　過年Guo－nian;havetheSpringFestival

　　對聯poeticcouplet：twosuccessiverhyminglinesinpoetry

　　春聯SpringFestivalcouplets

　　剪紙paper－cuts

　　年畫NewYearpaintings

　　買年貨specialpurchasesfortheSpringFestival;doSpringFestivalshopping

　　敬酒proposeatoast

　　燈籠lantern：aportablelight

　　煙花fireworks

　　爆竹firecrackers（Peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop。）

　　紅包redpackets（cashwrappedupinredpaper，symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecoming

　　year。）

　　舞獅liondance（Thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck。）

　　舞龍dragondance（toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests）

　　戲曲traditionalopera

　　雜耍varietyshow;vaudeville

　　燈謎riddleswrittenonlanterns

　　燈會exhibitoflanterns

　　守歲staying－up

　　拜年payNewYearscall;giveNewYearsgreetings;NewYearsvisit 禁忌taboo

　　去晦氣getridoftheill－fortune

　　祭祖宗offersacrificestoonesancestors

　　壓歲錢giftmoney;moneygiventochildrenasalunarNewYeargift

　　CultureNote：Intheolddays，NewYearsmoneywasgivenintheformofonehundredcoppercoinsstrungtogetheronaredstringandsymbolizedthehopethatonewouldlivetobeahundredyearsold。Today，moneyisplacedinsideredenvelopesindenominationsconsideredauspiciousandgiventorepresentluckandwealth

　　辭舊歲bidfarewelltotheoldyear

　　掃房springcleaning;generalhouse－cleaning

　　Blessing：

　　TreasuresfillthehomeBusinessflourishesPeaceallyearroundWishingyouprosperity

　　HarmonybringswealthMayallyourwishescometrueEverythinggoeswellThecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace

　　MoneyandtreasureswillbeplentifulWishingyoueverysuccessPromotingtoahigherpositionSafetripwhereveryougo

　　祝你新的一年快樂幸福：Wishyouhappinessandprosperityinthecomingyear！

　　事業成功，家庭美滿：Wishyousuccessinyourcareerand SpringFestivalWords

　　GreetingSeason：

　　春節TheSpringFestival

　　農歷lunarcalendar

　　正月lunarJanuary;thefirstmonthbylunarcalendar

　　除夕NewYearsEve;eveoflunarNewYear

　　初一thebeginningofNewYear

　　元宵節TheLanternFestival

　　Customs：

　　過年Guo－nian;havetheSpringFestival

　　對聯poeticcouplet：twosuccessiverhyminglinesinpoetry

　　春聯SpringFestivalcouplets

　　剪紙paper－cuts

　　年畫NewYearpaintings

　　買年貨specialpurchasesfortheSpringFestival;doSpringFestivalshopping

　　敬酒proposeatoast

　　燈籠lantern：aportablelight

　　煙花fireworks

　　爆竹firecrackers（Peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop。）

　　紅包redpackets（cashwrappedupinredpaper，symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecoming

　　year。）

　　舞獅liondance（Thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck。）

　　舞龍dragondance（toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests）

　　戲曲traditionalopera

　　雜耍varietyshow;vaudeville

　　燈謎riddleswrittenonlanterns

　　燈會exhibitoflanterns

　　守歲staying－up

　　拜年payNewYearscall;giveNewYearsgreetings;NewYearsvisit 禁忌taboo

　　去晦氣getridoftheill－fortune

　　祭祖宗offersacrificestoonesancestors

　　壓歲錢giftmoney;moneygiventochildrenasalunarNewYeargift

　　CultureNote：Intheolddays，NewYearsmoneywasgivenintheformofonehundredcoppercoinsstrungtogetheronaredstringandsymbolizedthehopethatonewouldlivetobeahundredyearsold。Today，moneyisplacedinsideredenvelopesindenominationsconsideredauspiciousandgiventorepresentluckandwealth

　　辭舊歲bidfarewelltotheoldyear

　　掃房springcleaning;generalhouse－cleaning

　　Blessing：

　　TreasuresfillthehomeBusinessflourishesPeaceallyearroundWishingyouprosperity

　　HarmonybringswealthMayallyourwishescometrueEverythinggoeswellThecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace

　　MoneyandtreasureswillbeplentifulWishingyoueverysuccessPromotingtoahigherpositionSafetripwhereveryougo

　　祝你新的一年快樂幸福：Wishyouhappinessandprosperityinthecomingyear！

　　事業成功，家庭美滿：Wishyousuccessinyourcareerand happinessofyourfamily！

　　Foodnames：

　　年糕Nian－gao;risecake;NewYearcake

　　團圓飯familyreuniondinner

　　年夜飯thedinneronNewYearsEve

　　餃子Jiao－zi;Chinesemeatravioli

　　湯圓Tang－yuan;dumplingsmadeofsweetrice，rolledintoballsandstuffedwitheithersweetor

　　spicyfillings

　　八寶飯eighttreasuresricepudding

　　糖果盤candytray：

　　什錦糖assortedcandies－sweetandfortune

　　蜜冬瓜candiedwintermelon－growthandgoodhealth

　　西瓜子redmelonseed－joy，happiness，truthandsincerity

　　金桔cumquat－prosperity

　　糖蓮子candiedlotusseed－manydescendentstocome

　　糖藕candiedlotusroot－fulfillingloverelationship

　　紅棗reddates－prosperity

　　花生糖peanutcandy－sweet