除夕——Eve of Lunar New Year

 春节——the Spring Festival
 正月——lunar January; the first month of lunar calendar
 元宵节——the lantern Festival
 端午节——the Dragon Boat Festival
七夕——the Chinese Valentine’s Day
 中秋节——the Moon Cake Festival
扫房——spring cleaning
买年货——special purchases for the Spring Festival
祭祖宗——offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors
去晦气——get rid of the ill-fortune
禁忌——taboo
守岁——staying-up
辞旧岁——bid farewell to the old year
团圆饭——family reunion dinner
饺子——dumpling
 拜年——New Year’s visit
 敬酒——propose a toast
压岁钱——gift money
红包——red packets
爆竹烟花——firecrackers and fireworks
 舞龙舞狮——lion and dragon dance
春联——Spring Festival couplets
 剪纸——paper-cuts
年画——Lunar New Year’ s paintings
年糕——Rice Cake
汤圆——dumplings made of sweet rice

 八宝饭——eight treasures rice pudding
戏曲——traditional opera
杂耍——variety show；Vaudeville
灯会——exhibition of lanterns

灯谜——riddles written on lanterns