春节英文词汇大汇总

春节，又称为农历新年，是中国的传统佳节。在这个特殊的时刻，人们会进行一系列的庆祝活动，如贴对联、挂灯笼、放烟花、舞龙舞狮等。为了帮助大家更好地了解和参与春节的庆祝活动，以下是一些与春节有关的英文词汇：

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

年货 - special purchases for the Spring Festival; do Spring Festival shopping

对联 - poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry

春联 - Spring Festival couplets

剪纸 - paper-cuts

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.)

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

辞旧岁 - bid farewell to the old year

扫房 - spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

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

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