æ¥è The Spring Festival
åå lunar calendar
æ£æ lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar
é¤å¤ New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year
åä¸ the beginning of New Year
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宵è The Lantern Festival
Customs:
è¿å¹´ Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
对è poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
æ¥è Spring Festival couplets
åªçº¸ paper-cuts
å¹´ç» New Year paintings
ä¹°å¹´è´§ special purchases for the Spring Festival do Spring Festival shopping
æ¬é
propose a toast
ç¯ç¬¼ lantern: a portable light
çè± fireworks
ç竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)
红å
red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)
èç® lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)
èé¾ dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)
ææ² traditional opera
æè variety show; vaudeville
ç¯è° riddles written on lanterns
ç¯ä¼ exhibit of lanterns
å®å² staying-up
æå¹´ pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit
ç¦å¿ taboo
å»æ¦æ° get rid of the ill- fortune
ç¥ç¥å® offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
åå²é± 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
è¾æ§å² bid farewell to the old year
æ«æ¿ spring cleaning; general house-cleaning
Blessings:
éç满å Treasures fill the home
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´é Business flourishes
å²å²å¹³å® Peace all year round
æååè´¢ Wishing you prosperity
åæ°çè´¢ Harmony brings wealth
å¿æ³äºæ May all your wishes come true
å祥å¦æ Everything goes well
å½æ³°æ°å® The country flourishes and people live in peace
æè´¢è¿å® Money and treasures will be plentiful
ä¸å¸é£é¡º Wishing you every success
æ¥æ¥é«å Promoting to a higher position
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¥å¹³å® Safe trip wherever you go
ç¥ä½ æ°çä¸å¹´å¿«ä¹å¹¸ç¦: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!
äºä¸æåï¼å®¶åºç¾æ»¡: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!
Food names:
å¹´ç³ Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake
å¢åé¥ family reunion dinner
å¹´å¤é¥ the dinner on New Year's Eve
饺å Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioliï¼dumpling
汤å Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings
å
«å®é¥ eight treasures rice pudding
ç³æç candy tray:
ä»é¦ç³ assorted candies - sweet and fortune
èå¬ç candied winter melon - growth and good health
西çå red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity
éæ¡ cumquat - prosperity
ç³è²å candied lotus seed - many descendents to come
ç³è candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship
çº¢æ£ red dates - prosperity
è±çç³ peanut candy - sweet
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