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1、1. Greeting Season春节 The Spring Festival 农历 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 元宵节 The Lantern Festival 2. Customs过年 celebrate the Spring Festival 对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in p
2、oetry 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.) 舞狮 lion dance (
3、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 Years call; give New Years greetings; New Ye
4、ars visit 禁忌 taboo 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 红包压岁钱 red packets, gift money; Money given to children as a lunar New Year gift (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and w
5、ealth in the coming year.) Culture Note: In the old days, New Years 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 a
6、uspicious and given to represent luck and wealth3. Food names年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with sweet fillings 八宝饭 eight treasu
7、res 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 relati
8、onship 红枣 red dates - prosperity 花生糖 peanut candy sweet4. Blessings 贺词金玉满堂 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国泰平安 The Country Flourishes And People Li
9、ve In Peace招财进宝 Money And Treasures Will He 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! Best wishes f
10、or the year to come! 恭贺新禧！ Good luck in the year ahead! 祝吉星高照！ May you come into a good fortune! 恭喜发财！ Live long and proper! 多福多寿！ May many fortunes find their way to you! 祝财运亨通！ I want to wish you longevity and health! 愿你健康长寿！ Take good care of yourself in the year ahead. 来年请多保重！ Wishing you many f
11、uture successes. 祝你今后获得更大成就。 On this special day I send you New Years greetings and hope that some day soon we shall be together. 在这特殊的日子，向你致以新年的祝福，希望不久我们能相聚在一起。 I would like to wish you a joyous new year and express my hope for your happiness and good future. 祝新年快乐，并愿你幸福吉祥，前程似锦。 May the New Year br
12、ing many good things and rich blessings to you and all those you love! 愿新年带给你和你所爱的人许多美好的事物和无尽的祝福！ Rich blessings for health and longevity is my special wish for you in the coming year. 祝你在新的一年里身体健康，多福多寿。 Good luck, good health, hood cheer. I wish you a happy New Year. 祝好运、健康、佳肴伴你度过一个快乐新年。 I hope you
13、 have a most happy and prosperous New Year. 谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。 With the compliments of the season. 祝贺佳节。 May the seasons joy fill you all the year round. 愿节日的愉快伴你一生。 Seasons greetings and best wishes for the New Year. 祝福您，新年快乐。 To wish you joy at this holy season. Wishing every happiness will always be
14、with you. 恭祝新年吉祥，幸福和欢乐与你同在。 Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout the year. 恭祝健康、幸运，新年快乐。May the joy and happiness around you today and always. 愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。 Please accept my sincere wishes for the New Year. I hope you will continue to enjoy good health. 请接受我诚挚的新年祝福，顺祝身体健康。 Allow me to
15、congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to extend to you all my best wishes for your perfect health and lasting prosperity. 恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达。 Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year. 恭贺新禧，万事如意。 With very best wishes for your happiness in the New Year. 致以最良好的祝福，原
16、你新年快乐幸福。 Please accept our wishes for you and yours for a happy New Year. 请接受我们对你及你全家的美好祝福，祝你们新年快乐。 May the coming New Year bring you joy, love and peace. 愿新年为你带来快乐，友爱和宁静。 Wishing you happiness during the holidays and throughout the New Year. 祝节日快乐，新年幸福。 Seasons greetings and sincere wishes for a bright and happy New Year! 献上节日的问候与祝福,愿你拥有一个充满生机和欢乐的新年。 I give you endless brand-new good wishes. Please accept them as a new remembrance of our lasting friendship. 给你我无尽的新的祝福，让它们成为我
