郭易英文企管科學院GuoYi BA English Akademia

和春節過年有關的英文語句

    春節 The Spring Festival

    農曆 lunar calendar

    正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

    除夕 New Years 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 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; vaudeville

    燈謎 riddles written on lanterns

    燈會 exhibit of lanterns

    守歲 staying-up

    拜年 pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; New Years visit