跟春节有关的英文单词、词组
【基本词汇与短语】：
  【Greeting Season】:
  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
  买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
  年画 New Year paintings                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.)
发誓的英文  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)
  曲 traditional opera                  杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
  灯谜 riddles written on lanterns    灯会 exhibit of lanterns
  守岁 staying-up                        禁忌 taboo
  拜年 pay New Year‘s call; give New Year‘s greetings; New Year‘s visit
  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
  【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          八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding
  汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or  spicy fillings
  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                    红枣 red dates - prosperity
  糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come
  糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship
  花生糖 peanut candy - sweet
  【Blessing】:
  Treasures fill the home 财源广进
  Business flourishes 事业兴隆
  Peace all year round 岁岁平安
  Wishing you prosperity 恭喜发财
  Harmony brings wealth 家和万事兴
  May all your wishes come true 心想事成
  Everything goes well 万事如意
  The country flourishes and people live in peace 国家富强、人民安康
  Money and treasures will be plentiful 财源茂盛
  Wishing you every success Promoting to a higher position 事业有成、更上一层楼、蒸蒸日上
  Safe trip wherever you go 一帆风顺
  Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! 祝你新的一年快乐幸福
  Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family! 事业成功，家庭美满（阖家欢乐）
  【中国新年禁忌】：
  Dos and Don’ts 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.  穿红布料做成的饰品，因为红昭示着幸运；
  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 is your way of passing good luck to the next generation. Business owners also give lai see to employees and associates. 给每个孩子两份“来喜”（我觉得应该指钱是偶数的），因为好事成双，不要只给一份。这是你把祝愿传递给下一代的方法。企业主（老板）也要给员工和同事红包。