1、春节 The Spring Festival

2、农历 lunar calendar

3、正月 lunar January;

4、除夕 New Years Eve;

5、初一 the beginning of New Year

6、元宵节 The Lantern Festival

7、烟花 fireworks

8、爆竹 firecrackers

9、红包 red packets

10、舞狮 lion dance

11、舞龙 dragon dance

12、过年 have the Spring Festival

13、春联 Spring Festival couplets

14、剪纸 paper-cuts

15、年画 New Year paintings

16、买年货 do Spring Festival shopping

17、敬酒 propose a toast

18、灯笼 lantern

19、戏曲 traditional opera

20、杂耍 variety show

21、灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

22、灯会 exhibit of lanterns

23、守岁 staying-up

24、拜年 pay New Years call

25、农历 lunar calendar

26、禁忌 taboo

27、去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune

28、祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors

28、压岁钱 gift money

30辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

31、扫房 spring cleaning

32、年糕 Nian-gao

33、团圆饭 family reunion dinner

34、年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve

35、饺子 dumpling

36、汤圆 Tang-yuan

37、八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding

38、糖果盘 candy tray

39、什锦糖 assorted candies

40、蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon