小禾小影
团聚 family reunion龙舟赛 : dragon boat competition舞狮子: lion-dance 放鞭炮: play firecrackers包饺子: make dumplings(Jiaozi)守岁: stay all night at lunar new year's eve拜年:pay a new year call赏花灯: have fun at the Lantern Festival
伯妮新娘
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
财源广进 Treasures fill the home
事业兴隆 Business flourishes
岁岁平安Peace all year round
恭喜发财Wishing you prosperity
家和万事兴Harmony brings wealth
心想事成 May all your wishes come true
万事如意Everything goes well
国家富强、人民安康The country flourishes and people live in peace
财源茂盛Money and treasures will be plentiful
事业有成、更上一层楼、蒸蒸日上Wishing you every success Promoting to a higher position
一帆风顺Safe trip wherever you go
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 SpringFestival 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