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节日中英对照
1． 春节(农历一月一日） Spring Festival；Chinese New Year's Day
2．元宵节（农历一月十五日） Lantern Festival（龙灯节直译）
3．清明节（公历4月5日前后，农历二月后半月至三月上半月间） Tomb-Sweeping
Day
4．端午节（农历五月初五） Dragon Boat Festival（龙舟节直译）
5．中秋节（农历八月十五） Mid-Autumn (Moon)Festival
6．重阳节（农历九月九日） Double-ninth Day（重九节直译）
7．除夕（农历十二月二十九或三十日）New Year's Eve（新年前夜）
中国传统节日活动中英对照
过春节 celebrate the spring festival
春联 spring festival couplets
剪纸 paper-cuts
年画 new year paintings
买年货 do shopping for the spring festival；do spring festival shopping
敬酒 propose a toast
灯笼 lantern
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
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；pay 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 ahundred 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
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/dumpling; Chinese meat ravioli
粽子rice dumpling
