舞狮英语

英语词汇：中国农历春节英语词汇

SpringFestivalWords

GreetingSeason:

春节TheSpringFestival

农历lunarcalendar

正月lunarJanuary;thefirstmonthbylunarcalendar

除夕NewYear'sEve;eveoflunarNewYear

初一thebeginningofNewYear

元宵节TheLanternFestival

Customs:

过年Guo-nian;havetheSpringFestival

对联

poeticcouplet:twosuccessiverhyminglinesinpoetry

春联SpringFestivalcouplets

剪纸paper-cuts

年画NewYearpaintings

买年货

specialpurchasfortheSpringFestival;doSpringFestivalshopping

敬酒propoatoast

灯笼lantern:aportablelight

烟花fireworks

爆竹

firecrackers(Peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop.)

红包redpackets(cashwrappedupinredpaper,symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecomingyear.)

舞狮liondance(Thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck.)

舞龙

dragondance(toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests)

戏曲traditionalopera

杂耍varietyshow;vaudeville

灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns

灯会exhibitoflanterns

守岁staying-up

拜年payNewYear'scall;giveNewYear'sgreetings;NewYear'svisit

禁忌taboo

去晦气getridoftheill-fortune

祭祖宗offersacrificestoone'sancestors

压岁钱giftmoney;moneygiventochildrenasalunarNewYeargift

CultureNote:Intheolddays,NewYear'smoneywasgivenintheformofonehundredcoppercoinsstrungtogetheronared

,moneyisplacedinsideredenvelopesin

denominationsconsideredauspiciousandgiventoreprentluckandwealth

辞旧岁bidfarewelltotheoldyear

扫房springcleaning;generalhou-cleaning

Blessings:

金玉满堂Treasuresfillthehome

生意兴隆Businessflourishes

岁岁平安Peaceallyearround

恭喜发财Wishingyouprosperity

和气生财Harmonybringswealth

心想事成Mayallyourwishescometrue

吉祥如意Everythinggoeswell

国泰民安Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace

招财进宝Moneyandtreasureswillbeplentiful

一帆风顺Wishingyoueverysuccess

步步高升Promotingtoahigherposition

出入平安Safetripwhereveryougo

祝你新的一年快乐幸福:Wishyouhappinessandprosperityinthecomingyear!

事业成功，家庭美满:Wishyousuccessinyourcareerandhappinessofyourfamily!

Foodnames:

年糕Nian-gao;ricake;NewYearcake

团圆饭familyreuniondinner

年夜饭thedinneronNewYear'sEve

饺子Jiao-zi;Chinemeatravioli

汤圆Tang-yuan;dumplingsmadeofsweetrice,rolledintoballsandstuffedwitheithersweetorspicyfillings

八宝饭eighttreasuresricepudding

糖果盘candytray:

什锦糖assortedcandies-sweetandfortune

蜜冬瓜candiedwintermelon-growthandgoodhealth

西瓜子redmeloned-joy,happiness,truthandsincerity

金桔cumquat-prosperity

糖莲子candiedlotused-manydescendentstocome

糖藕candiedlotusroot-fulfillingloverelationship

红枣reddates-prosperity

花生糖peanutcandy–sweet

traditionsofchinenewyear

beforenewyear've

thecelebrationactuallystartsonnewyear'vewiththefamilyreunion

ear've,youshouldhavedonethefollowing:

cleantheentirehometogetridofallthethingsthatareassociatedwiththe

e

differenceswithfamilymembers,friends,neighborsandbusinessassociates.

buythefollowing:redmoneyenvelopes,

orangesand/ortangerines,

filla"cheunhup(acircularredtrayparatedineightcompartments)with

s(especiallyplumblossoms,

peachblossoms,waterlilies),anewtofclothesandshoesforchildren,

redenvelopeiscalleda

laieorluckymoneyenvelope.

onnewyear've

gettogetherwithclofamilymembers(notincludingmarrieddaughtersand

theirfamilies)forthe"reunion"dinner.

ledgetheprenceof

ancestorsbecautheyareresponsibleforthefortunesoffuturegenerations.

openeverydoorandwindowinyourhomeatmidnighttoletgooftheold

year.

onnewyear'sday

esome

suggestions:

colors:brightred(happiness);gold/orange(wealth&happiness).

fruits:orangesandtangerines(goodhealth&longlife);tangerineswith

leavesintact(longlastingrelationships;beingfruitfulandmultiply);

persimmons(happinessandwealth).

"chuenhup"circularcandytray(candyforsweetandcircularfor

togethernessandcontinuity).

flowers:ifflowersbloomonnewyear'sday,itwillbeaprosperousyear.

redbannersorcoupletswithnewyearwishesandsymbolsofgoodfortunein

gold.

第三篇

springfestivalthespringfestivalisthemostimportantfestivalforthechine

peopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikechristmasinthe

plelivingawayfromhomegoback,becomingthebusiesttime

fortransportationsystemsofabouthalfamonthfromthespringfestival.

airports,railwaystationsandlong-distancebusstationsarecrowdedwith

homereturnees.

thespringfestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonth,oftenonemonth

inatedintheshangdynasty(c.1600

bc-c.1100bc)fromthepeople'ssacrificetogodsandancestorsattheendof

anoldyearandthebeginningofanewone.

strictlyspeaking,thespringfestivalstartveryyearintheearlydaysofthe

them,themostimportantdaysarespringfestivaleveandthefirstthreedays.

thechinegovernmentnowstipulatespeoplehavevendaysoffforthe

chinelunarnewyear.

estillfollowedtoday,

butothershaveweakened.

onthe8thdayofthe12thlunarmonth,manyfamiliesmakelabaporridge,a

deliciouskindofporridgemadewithglutinousrice,millet,edsofjob's

tears,jujubeberries,lotuseds,beans,longanandgingko.

time,

ever,mostfamiliesmake

deliciousfoodtoenjoythemlves.

afterthepreliminaryeve,peoplebeginpreparingforthecomingnewyear.

thisiscalled"eingthenewyearin".

storeownersarebusythenaverybodygoesouttopurchanecessitiesfor

alsnotonlyincludeedibleoil,rice,flour,chicken,duck,

fishandmeat,butalsofruit,'smore,various

decorations,newclothesandshoesforthechildrenaswellasgiftsforthe

elderly,friendsandrelatives,areallonthelistofpurchasing.

beforethenewyearcomes,thepeoplecompletelycleantheindoorsand

outdoorsoftheirhomesaswellastheirclothes,bedclothesandalltheir

utensils.

thenpeoplebegindecoratingtheircleanroomsfeaturinganatmosphereof

doorpanelswillbepastedwithspringfestival

couplets,highlightingchinecalligraphywithblackcharactersonredpaper.

thecontentvariesfromhouowners'wishesforabrightfuturetogoodluck

,picturesofthegodofdoorsandwealthwillbeposted

onfrontdoorstowardoffevilspiritsandwelcomepeaceandabundance.

thechinecharacter"fu"(meaningblessingorhappiness)

characterputonpapercanbepastednormallyorupsidedown,forinchine

the"reverdfu"ishomophonicwith"fucomes",bothbeingpronouncedas

"fudaole."what'smore,twobigredlanternscanberaidonbothsidesofthe

er-cuttingscanbeenonwindowglassandbrightly

colorednewyearpaintingswithauspiciousmeaningsmaybeputonthewall.

time,allfamily

suchaschicken,fishandbeancurdcannotbeexcluded,forinchine,their

pronunciations,respectively"ji","yu"and"doufu,"meanauspiciousness,

hedinner,thewholefamilywillsittogether,

ntyears,thespringfestivalpartybroadcast

onchinacentraltelevisionstation(cctv)isntialentertainmentforthe

ingtocustom,eachfamilywillstay

uptoethenewyearin.

wakinguponnewyear,heyextendgreetingsto

chchildwillgetmoneyasanewyeargift,wrappedup

innorthernchinawilleatjiaozi,ordumplings,for

breakfast,astheythink"jiaozi"insoundmeans"biddingfarewelltotheold

andusheringinthenew".also,theshapeofthedumplingislikegoldingot

leeatthemandwishformoneyandtreasure.

southernchineeatniangao(newyearcakemadeofglutinousriceflour)on

thisoccasion,becauasahomophone,niangaomeans"higherandhigher,

oneyearafteranother."thefirstfivedaysafterthespringfestivalareagood

timeforrelatives,friends,andclassmatesaswellascolleaguestoexchange

greetings,giftsandchatleisurely.

burningfireworkswasoncethemosttypicalcustomonthespringfestival.

peoplethoughtthesplutteringsoundcouldhelpdriveawayevilspirits.

however,suchanactivitywascompletelyorpartiallyforbiddeninbigcities

oncethegovernmenttookcurity,noiandpollutionfactorsinto

lacement,somebuytapeswithfirecrackersoundsto

listento,somebreaklittleballoonstogetthesoundtoo,whileothersbuy

firecrackerhandicraftstohanginthelivingroom.

thelivelyatmospherenotonlyfillveryhouhold,butpermeatestostreets

sofactivitiessuchasliondancing,dragonlanterndancing,

ingfestivalthen

comestoanendwhenthelanternfestivalisfinished.

tiescelebratetheirspringfestivalalmost

thesamedayasthehanpeople,andtheyhavedifferentcustoms.