初中英语资料：八十八个喜气洋洋的春节英文词汇.docx

 节日名 Greeting season 　　
1. 春节 The Spring Festival
2. 农历 lunar calendar
3. 正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar
4. 除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year
5. 初一 the beginning of New Year
6. 元宵节 The Lantern Festival

 习俗 Customs 　
7. 过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
8. 对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
9. 春联 Spring Festival couplets
10. 年画 New Year paintings
11. 贴倒福 paste the Chinese character "Fu" upside down
12. 买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
13. 灯笼 lantern: a portable light
14. 烟花 fireworks
15. 爆竹 firecrackers
16. 戏曲 traditional opera
17. 杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
18. 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns
19. 灯会 exhibit of lanterns
20. 守岁 staying-up
21. 拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit
22. 禁忌 taboo
23. 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune
24. 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
25. 压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift
26. 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year
27. 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

 祝福语 Blessings 　　
28. 金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
29. 生意兴隆 Business flourishes
30. 岁岁平安 Peace all year round
31. 恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity
32. 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
33. 心想事成 May all your wishes come true
34. 吉祥如意 Everything goes well
35. 国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
36. 招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful
37. 一帆风顺 Wishing you every success
38. 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
39. 出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go
40. 祝您新的一年快乐幸福！Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!
41. 祝您事业成功，家庭美满 Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!

 食品 Food 　　
42. 年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake
43. 团圆饭 family reunion dinner
44. 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve
45. 饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli
46. 汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings
47. 春卷 spring roll
48. 糖果盘 candy tray
49. 什锦糖 assorted candies (sweet and fortune)
50. 蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon (growth and good health)
51. 金桔 cumquat (prosperity)
52. 糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come
53. 糖藕 candied lotus root (fulfilling love relationship)
54. 红枣 red dates - prosperity
55. 花生糖 peanut candy (sweet)
56. 瓜子 red melon seeds
57. 冰糖葫芦 candied haws on a stick
58. 腊肠 Chinese sausage
59. 米酒 rice wine
60. 腊肉 preserved meat

 阖家团圆 Reunion 
61. 吃团圆饭 have a family reunion dinner
62. 年夜饭 New Year's Eve dinner
63. 全家团圆 family reunion
64. 敬酒 propose a toast
65. 穿新衣 wear new clothes
66. 节日氛围 festive atmosphere/mood
67. 庙会 temple fair 
68. 春运 Spring Festival travel 
69. 春运高峰 Spring Festival travel peak

 民间艺术 folk art 　
70. 泥人 clay figure
71. 皮影戏 shadow puppetry
72. 木偶戏 puppet show
73. 刺绣 embroidery
74. 剪纸 paper-cut
75. 中国结 Chinese knot
76. 年画 New Year painting
77. 吹糖人 sugar-figure blowing
78. 舞龙 dragon dance
79. 舞狮 lion dance
80. 秧歌 Yongko dance；rural folk dance
81. 踩高跷 walk on stilts
82. 灯笼 lantern

 娱乐活动Recreational activities 
83. 打麻将 play mahjong
84. 庙会 Temple Fair
85. 春节联欢晚会 Spring Festival gala
86. 送贺卡 sending New Year's greeting cards
87. 放烟花 set off fireworks
88. 放鞭炮 set off firecrackers