【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.
小故事： 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.在以前，红包的形式是将100个铜硬币串在一根红绳子上，象征着长命百岁；现在，钱放进红包里面，意味着带来好运和财富。
【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!【Foods】 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve饺 子 Jiao-zi： Chinese meat ravioli团圆饭 family reunion dinner年 糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake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
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