新春佳节
1. 传统中国节日:traditional Chinese festival2. 农历:lunar calendar3. 腊八节:Laba Festival4. 小年:Little New Year5. 除夕:Lunar New Year's Eve6. 春节:the Spring Festival7. 正月初一:the lunar New Year's Day8. 元宵节:the Lantern Festival9. 正月:the first month of the lunar year10. 二月二:Dragon Heads-raising Day
传统习俗
11. 喝腊八粥:eat Laba porridge12. 扫尘:sweep the dust13. 扫房:spring cleaning14. 祭灶:offer sacrifices to the God of Kitchen15. 守岁:staying up16. 拜年:pay a New Year's call17. 祭祖:offer sacrifices to one's ancestors18. 祭财神:worship the God of Wealth19. 春联:Spring Festival couplets20. 贴倒福:paste the Chinese character "Fu" upside down21. 去晦气:get rid of the ill-fortune22. 辞旧岁:bid farewell to the old year23. 兆头:omen24. 禁忌:taboo25. 烧香:burn incense
阖家团圆
26. 吃团圆饭:have a family reunion dinner27. 年夜饭:New Year's Eve dinner28. 全家团圆:family reunion29. 办年货:do Spring Festival shopping30. 敬酒:propose a toast31. 穿新衣:wear new clothes32. 红包:red envelops33. 压岁钱:gift money;money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift
美食小吃
34. 年糕:rice cake;New Year cake35. 饺子:dumpling;Chinese meat ravioli36. 汤圆:dumplings made of sweet rice37. 八宝饭:eight-treasure rice pudding (steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)38. 什锦糖:assorted candies39. 糖莲子:candied lotus seed40. 花生糖:peanut candy41. 蜜冬瓜:candied winter melon42. 瓜子:red melon seeds43. 金桔:cumquat44. 红枣:red dates45. 春卷:spring roll46. 冰糖葫芦:candied haws on a stick47. 驴肉火烧:donkey burger48. 腊肠:Chinese sausage49. 米酒:rice wine50. 腊肉:preserved meat51. 糖板栗:sugar chestnut52. 四喜丸子:four-joy meatballs
民间艺术
53. 泥人:clay figure54. 皮影戏:shadow puppetry55. 木偶戏:puppet show56. 刺绣:embroidery57. 剪纸:paper-cut58. 中国结:Chinese knot59. 年画:New Year painting60. 吹糖人:sugar-figure blowing61. 舞龙:dragon dance62. 舞狮:lion dance63. 秧歌:Yongko dance;rural folk dance64. 灯笼:lantern
曲艺表演
65. 戏曲:traditional opera66. 折子戏:opera highlights67. 相声:comic dialogue;cross talk68. 小品:skits;sketch69. 口技:vocal imitations;ventriloquism70. 杂技:acrobatic performance71. 马戏:circus performance72. 京韵大鼓:drum song of Peking73. 踩高跷:walk on stilts74. 杂耍:variety show;vaudeville
娱乐活动
75. 打麻将:play mahjong76. 庙会:Temple Fair77. 春节联欢晚会:Spring Festival gala78. 灯会:exhibit of lanterns79. 送贺卡:sending New Year's greeting cards80. 理发:have a haircut81. 放烟花:set off fireworks82. 放鞭炮:set off firecrackers83. 灯谜:riddles written on lanterns
各路神仙
84. 门神:the God of Door85. 灶神:the God of Kitchen86. 财神:the God of Wealth87. 土地爷:the God of Land88. 火神:the God of Fire89. 喜神:the God of Happiness90. 福禄寿三星:the three gods of fortune, prosperity and longevity91. 八仙:the Eight Immortals
其他
92. 生肖、属相:Chinese zodiac93. 猴年:the Year of the Monkey94. 微信红包:WeChat red envelope95. 年:Nian;Year monster96. 立春:the Beginning of Spring97. 24节气:24 Solar Terms98. 本命年:the animal year in which one was born99. 春运:Spring Festival travel rush