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星期一 发表于 2010-12-31 00:15

过年时的节日用词

过年 celebrate the spring festival


  春联 spring festival couplets



  剪纸 **-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 **, 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 a hundred 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; chinese meat ravioli

evaxiaofan 发表于 2010-12-31 09:05

I hope I can get more gift money at  upcoming spring festival~~:qq78]

星期一 发表于 2010-12-31 10:17

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    How much could you receive gift money this year? I have nothing....:qq83]

evaxiaofan 发表于 2010-12-31 10:33

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    haha~~how poor~~I can get some, aithough not  as much  as before~~

tingroom 发表于 2010-12-31 10:44

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    I have not received any gift money for many years.

凉茶 发表于 2010-12-31 18:17

I want to go home with my parents together, for the spring festival.:qq85]

tjhd 发表于 2011-1-10 16:18

I like new year paintings..
And it is the time to do shopping for the spring festival

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