春节 the Spring Festival
除夕 Chinese New Year's Eve
阳历 solar calendar
阴历 lunar calendar
正月 the first month of the lunar year
元宵节 the Lantern Festival
春运 Spring Festival travel season; Chunyun period
守岁 stay up for the New Year
欢度…… the celebration of...; celebrate...
买年货 do Spring Festival shopping; buy necessity for Spring Festival
大扫除 thoroughly clean the house
驱厄运 sweep away ill fortune; get rid of bad luck
去除灾难 ward off evils
扫尘土 sweep the dust
剪窗花 do paper-cutting
贴春联 stick couplets
挂灯笼 hang lanterns
财神 the god of wealth
年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve
包饺子 make dumplings
年糕 rice cake
春卷 spring rolls
元宵 sweet dumplings
拜年 New Year's visit
压岁钱 gift money; lucky money
探亲访友 (pay a) visit (to) relatives and friends
亲朋好友 relatives and friends
发红包 give money in red envelopes; hand out red envelopes
春节联欢晚会 Spring Festival Gala
祝福短信 blessing message
转运 have a change of luck
扭秧歌 do the Yangko Dance
舞龙 dragon dance
舞狮 lion dance
祭祖 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
祭祀 sacrifice (v.)
烟花爆竹 fireworks and firecrackers
庙会 temple fair
民间艺人folk artist
京剧 Peking Opera
脸谱 facial makeup
木偶戏 puppet show
皮影戏 shadow play
杂技 acrobatics
相声 crosstalk
说书 story-telling
中国结 Chinese knot
刺绣 embroidery
剪纸 paper-cut
年画 New Year pictures
灯笼/花灯 (festival) lantern
灯谜 lantern riddle
民谣 folk song
民间故事 folk tale
传说 legend
丰富多彩 be rich and colorful
风俗习惯 custom
禁忌 taboo
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