[转帖]Spring Festival Words
<p>Greeting Season:<br/>春节 The Spring Festival<br/>农历 lunar calendar<br/>正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar <br/>除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year <br/>初一 the beginning of New Year<br/>元宵节 The Lantern Festival </p><p><br/>Food names:<br/>年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake <br/>团圆饭 family reunion dinner <br/>年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve <br/>饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli<br/>汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or <br/>spicy fillings</p><p>八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding<br/>糖果盘 candy tray<br/>什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune <br/>蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health<br/>西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity <br/>金桔 cumquat - prosperity <br/>糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come <br/>糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship<br/>红枣 red dates - prosperity<br/>花生糖 peanut candy - sweet</p><p>祝你新的一年快乐幸福 Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!</p><p>Customs:</p><p>过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival <br/>对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry<br/>春联 Spring Festival couplets<br/>剪纸 paper-cuts<br/>年画 New Year paintings<br/>买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping<br/>敬酒 propose a toast<br/>灯笼 lantern: a portable light<br/>烟花 fireworks<br/>爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)<br/>红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming <br/>year.) <br/>舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)<br/>舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)<br/>戏曲 traditional opera<br/>杂耍 variety show; vaudeville<br/>灯谜 riddles written on lanterns<br/>灯会 exhibit of lanterns<br/>守岁 staying-up<br/>拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit<br/>禁忌 taboo<br/>去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune<br/>祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors<br/>压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift <br/>辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year<br/>扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning </p><p></p><p> </p><p>该贴来自群组：<a href="GroupIndex-94.html" target="_blank"><font color=red><b>一起学会赢（英）语</b></font></a></p> <p>good</p><p>thanks</p> <font color="#2222dd"><strong>in here i know that i know almost nothing！！</strong></font>
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