与春节习俗有关的英语词汇

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与春节习俗有关的英语词汇

春节 The Spring Festival 农历 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

元宵节 The Lantern Festival Customs:

过年 Guo—nian； have the Spring Festival

对联 poetic couplet： two successive rhyming lines in poetry 春联 Spring Festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts

年画 New Year paintings

买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival do Spring Festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast

灯笼 lantern: a portable light 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； vaudeville 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; 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; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift Culture Note: In the old days, New Year’s money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning Blessings： 金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home 生意兴隆 Business flourishes 岁岁平安 Peace all year round 恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth

心想事成 May all your wishes come true 吉祥如意 Everything goes well


国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful 一帆风顺 Wishing you every success 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position 出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go

祝你新的一年快乐幸福： Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year！ 事业成功，家庭美满: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family！ Food names:

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 Jiao-zi； Chinese meat ravioli；dumpling

汤圆 Tang—yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings

八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding 糖果盘 candy tray：

什锦糖 assorted candies — sweet and fortune

蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon — growth and good health

西瓜子 red melon seed - joy， happiness, truth and sincerity 金桔 cumquat - prosperity

糖莲子 candied lotus seed — many descendents to come 糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship 红枣 red dates — prosperity 花生糖 peanut candy – sweet

【中国新年禁忌】：

Dos and Donts of Chinese New Year

Do”s：

Wish everyone you meet a happy New Year by saying ”gong xi fa cai”， which translates to： "Have a happy and prosperous New Year!" 对每一个你遇到的人道一声：“恭喜发财"，翻译成英文就是：“在新的一年里拥有幸福繁荣的生活”；

Wear articles of red clothing because red symbolizes luck。 穿红色布料做成的饰品，因为红色昭示着幸运；

Eat vegetarian food because it"s not good to see blood. 吃素食,因为见血是不吉利的； Buy new trousers because the Chinese word for trousers is "fu", （Chinese homonym for wealth) 买新裤子（衣服）,因为汉语里裤子就是“服",（在汉语里与财富的“富"谐音）； Children should stay up as late as possible on New Year"s Eve for it is believed that the later they stay up， the longer their parents will live. 孩子应该在除夕之夜尽可能晚睡、熬夜因为据说他们睡的越晚，他们的父母越长寿；

Visit family (especially those older than yourself) and friends to pass on your wishes on good fortune for the New Year。 （plus kids and single people will receive lai—see lucky red packets full of money. 拜访亲戚朋友（尤其是比你年长的),传递你对他们来年幸福的美好祝愿（另外孩子和单身的人将会得到装满钱的幸运红包，称为“来喜”。）

Give two lai see to each child. Because happiness comes in two”s， do not just give one. This

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