Greeting Season:
    春节 The Spring Festival
    农历 lunar calendar
    正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar
    除夕 New Year’s Eve; eve of lunar New Year
    初一 the beginning of New Year
    元宵节 The Lantern Festival
    Customs:
    过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
    对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
    春联 Spring Festival couplets
    剪纸 paper-cuts
    年画 New Year paintings
    买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
    敬酒 propose a toast
    灯笼 lantern: a portable light
    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; vaudeville
    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; New Year’s visit

 

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