Spring Festival Words
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 (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
Culture Note: 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
辞旧岁bid farewell to the old year
扫房spring cleaning; general house-cleaning
Blessing:
Treasures fill the home Business flourishes Peace all year round Wishing you prosperity
Harmony brings wealth May all your wishes come true Everything goes well The country flourishes and people live in peace
Money and treasures will be plentiful Wishing you every success Promoting to a higher position 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!
Food names:
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 descendents to come
糖藕candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship
红枣red dates - prosperity
花生糖peanut candy - sweet
Much joy to you in the upcoming year.
愿您在新的一年充满快乐。
Thank you for all you have done for us.
感谢您为我们所做的一切。
We'll be here after the New Year.
新年过后，我们会再回来。
We won't forget you this holiday season.
假期里，我们不会忘记您的。
Thank you for your hard work and patience on this holiday season.
值此佳节，谨对您的辛勤栽培表示感谢。
Thank you for not as signing homework this holiday season.
感谢您没有留假期作业。
I look forward to your class after the new year.
我期待着新年过后，再上您的课。
Wishing you and your family a very happy new year.
祝福您及全家圣诞快乐。
A happy new year from all of your students.
祝您新年快乐，您的全体学生敬上。
New year is a time for gladness and rejoicing …because there is no class.
新年是喜庆的日子——因为不用上课。
May happiness follow you everywhere …just like we do.
愿快乐随时与您同在——如同我们与您寸步不离。
It's really a shame we can't be together at that moment.
我们不能在一起过春节真是太遗憾了。
Best wishes for you and your family.
祝福您及您的家人。
We offer New Year blessings to you.
我们向您献上圣诞节的祝福！作者: lyjuan0613 时间: 2007-12-1 10:20
good words! thank you!作者: bill01 时间: 2007-12-3 11:09
好啊,学习中作者: david888 时间: 2007-12-3 13:30
Thanks very much.
i want to learn much english knowledge .作者: xiaoxiangtongzi 时间: 2007-12-4 20:21
Thank you for not as signing homework this holiday season.
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