第一篇：春节英语
2018羊年新春到！我们一起来学学那些关于春节的英文表达
徐金亮
【关于春节，你必须知道的几件事】
Far and away the most important holiday in China is the Spring Festival,also known as the Chinese New Year.很久以来，中国最盛大的节日就是春节，也就是中国年。
To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West.这一节日对中国人来说就像圣诞节对西方人一样重要。
The dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar,so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February.节日以中国农历而不是公历确定的，因此春节可能是1月底或2月初。
To the ordinary Chinese,the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Year’s Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar.一般说来春节真正开始于新年除夕而于正月十五结束。
But the 15th of the first month,which normally is called the Lantern Festival,means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country.正月十五，也叫元宵节，也是我国大部分地区正式结束春节的那一天。
Preparations for the New Year begin in the last few days of the last moon，when houses are thoroughly cleaned,debts repaid, hair cut and new clothes purchased.新年准备始于旧年最后一月的几天,此时通常是房子也打扫过，欠的债也清了，理发并买了新衣服。Houses are festooned with paper scrolls bearing auspicious antithetical couplet and in many homes,people burn incense at home and in the temples to pay respects to ancestors and ask the gods for good health in the coming months.房子也装饰上了祝福吉祥做春联，于是人们在家或庙宇焚上香叩拜先人或祈求诸神保佑家人来年身体健康。
“Guo Nian，”which means“passing the year,”is the common term among the Chinese people for celebrating the Spring Festival.It actually means greeting the new year.“过年”，又叫“过年关”，是中国人庆贺春节时互相道贺的语言。
At midnight at the turn of the old and new year, people used to let off fire-crackers which serve to drive away the evil spirits and to greet the arrival of the new year.在新旧年交替的半夜吋分，人们便燃放鞭炮以驱除邪恶，迎接新年的到来。
In an instant the whole city would be engulfed in the deafening noise of the firecrackers.瞬间，整座城市便被震耳欲聋的鞭炮声包围。
On New Year’s Eve,all the members of families come together to feast.除夕之夜，家里所有人聚在一起吃大餐。
Jiao-zi,a steamed dumpling,is popular in the north, while southerners favor a sticky sweet glutinous rice pudding called nian gao.通常北方人吃饺子，而南方人则吃美味可口的年糕。
Chinese Spring Festival, also called Lunar New Year, has more than 4,000 years of history.Being one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is the grandest and the most important festival for Chinese people.It is also the time for the whole families to get together, which is similar with Christmas Day to the westerners.Originating during the Shang Dynasty(about 17th-11th century BC), Spring Festival, which celebrates family reunion, is full of rich and colorful activities, and hopes with the advent of spring and flowers blossoming.People from different regions and different ethnic groups celebrate it in their unique ways.中国的春节，也被称为农历新年，迄今已有四千多年的历史。对于中国人来说，这是规模最大，最重要的传统节日。就如同西方的圣诞节一样，春节是一家团聚的日子。春节起源于商朝（公元前11-17世纪），为了庆祝全家团圆和表达对春暖花开的期盼，节日期间会准备丰富多彩的活动。不同地区和不同少数民族人们会用自己独特的方式庆祝这一传统节日。Festival Food节日美食
Food during this happy event has its characteristics, which is the representative of Chinese festival food culture.Dumplings and the reunion dinner are indispensable at this time.Cold and hot dishes are all served.Fish is always an important dish then, which expresses people’s hope of having a wealthy year.春节期间的食物也很有特色，代表着中国传统饮食文化，饺子和团圆饭是不可或缺的，冷盘热菜都得上，鱼也是春节一道重要的菜肴，它代表了人们年年有余的期望。Legends 春节传说
There are many legends about Spring Festival in Chinese culture.In folk culture, it is also called “guonian”(meaning “passing a year”).It is said that the “nian”(year)was a strong monster which was fierce and cruel and ate one kind of animal including human being a day.Human beings were scared about it and had to hide on the evening when the “nian” came out.Later, people found that “nian” was very scared about the red color and fireworks.So after that, people use red color and fireworks or firecrackers to drive away “nian”.As a result, the custom of using red color and setting off fireworks remains.中国文化中有很多关于春节的传说。在传统文化中，春节亦被称为“过年”。传说“年”是一种凶猛异常的怪物，每天都会吃一种动物（包括人）。人们非常惧怕他，当“年”夜间出来活动时，人们会找地方躲起来。后来，人们发现“年”非常害怕红色和爆竹，于是，人们用红色和鞭炮来驱赶“年”。久而久之，春节用大红色和放鞭炮的习俗就保留了下来。
第二篇：春节英语
春节习俗：咱过年缺不了的8件事儿
Chinese New Year Celebration is the most important celebration of the year.Chinese people may celebrate the Chinese New Year in slightly different ways but their wishes are almost the same;they want their family members and friends to be healthy and lucky during next year.春节庆祝活动是一年中最重要的庆祝活动。中国人庆祝春节的方式可能略微不同，但其愿望几乎是相同的，他们希望其家人和朋友来年健康和幸运。
Chinese New Year Celebration usually lasts for 15 days.Celebratory activities include Chinese New Feast, firecrackers, giving lucky money to children, the New Year bell ringing and Chinese New Year Greetings.Most of Chinese people will stop the celebrating in their home on the 7th day of New Year because the national holiday usually ends around that day, however celebrations in public areas can last until the 15th day of New Year.春节庆祝活动通常持续15天。庆祝活动包括春节的年夜饭，放鞭炮，给儿童压岁钱，春节钟声和春节问候。大多数中国人将在春节的第7天停止庆祝活动，因为全国性节假通常在这一天结束，但在公共场所的庆祝活动可能最终持续到正月十五。House Cleaning 房屋打扫
To clean houses on the New Year Eve is a very old custom dating back to thousands of years ago.The dust is traditionally associated with “old” so cleaning their houses and sweeping the dust mean to bid farewell to the “old” and usher in the “new”.Days before the New Year, Chinese families clean their houses, sweeping the floor, washing daily things, cleaning the spider webs and dredging the ditches.People do all these things happily in the hope of a good coming year.春节打扫房屋这个非常古老的习俗甚至可以追溯到几千年前。灰尘在传统上与“旧”联系在一起，所以打扫房屋和扫除灰尘意味着辞“旧”迎“新”。春节的前几天，中国的各家各户都打扫房屋，扫地，清洗日用品，清除蛛网和疏浚沟渠。人们兴高采烈做所有这些事情，希望来年好运。
House decoration 房屋装饰
One of the house decorations is to post couplets on doors.On the Spring Festival couplets, good wishes are expressed.New Year couplets are usually posted in pairs as even numbers are associated with good luck and auspiciousness in Chinese culture.房屋装饰之一就是在门上贴对联。在春联上，抒发良好的祝愿。春联通常是成对张贴，因为双数在中国文化中是好运气和吉祥的象征。
People in north China are used to posting paper-cut on their windows.When sticking the window decoration paper-cuts, people paste on the door large red Chinese character “fu”A red “fu”means good luck and fortune, so it is customary to post “fu”on doors or walls on auspicious occasions such as wedding, festivals.在中国北方，人们习惯于在窗户上贴剪纸。人们既在窗户上贴剪纸，又在大门上贴上大大的红色汉字“福”字，一个红色“福”字意味着好运和财富，因此习惯上在婚礼，节日之类的吉祥场合中，人们都会在门或墙上贴“福”字。
Waiting for the First Bell Ringing of Chinese New Year 等待春节的第一声钟鸣
The first bell ringing is the symbol of Chinese New Year.Chinese people like to go to a large squares where there are huge bells are set up on New Year’s Eve.As the New Year approaches they count down and celebrate together.The people believe that the ringing of huge bell can drive all the bad luck away and bring the fortune to them.In recent years, some people have begun going to mountain temples to wait for the first ringing.Hanshan Temple in Suzhou, is very famous temple for its first ringing of the bell to herald Chinese New Year.Many foreigners now go to Hanshan Temple to celebrate Chinese New Year.第一次钟声是春节的象征。中国人喜欢到一个大广场，那里有为除夕设置的大钟。随着春节的临近，他们开始倒计数并一起庆祝。人们相信了大钟的撞响可以驱除霉运，带来好运。近年来，有些人开始去山上寺庙等待第一次钟声。苏州的寒山寺就非常著名，它的钟声宣布春节的到来。现在有许多外国人也去寒山寺庆祝春节。Staying up late(“Shousui”)熬夜（“守岁”）
Shousui means to stay up late or all night on New Year's Eve.After the great dinner, families sit together and chat happily to wait for the New Year’s arrival.守岁意味着除夕夜不睡觉。年夜饭后，家人聚坐一起，愉快聊天，等待春节的到来。New Year Feast 年夜饭
Spring Festival is a time for family reunion.The New Year's Feast is “a must” banquet with all the family members getting together.The food eaten on the New Year Eve banquet varies according to regions.In south China, It is customary to eat “niangao”(New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour)because as a homophone, niangao means “higher and higher every year”.In the north, a traditional dish for the feast is “Jiaozi” or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon.春节是与家人团聚的时间。年夜饭是所有家庭成员聚在一起“必须”的宴会。除夕宴会上吃的食物根据不同的地区各不相同。在中国南方，习惯吃“年糕”（糯米粉制成的新年糕点），因为作为一个同音字，年糕意味着“步步高升”。在北方，年夜饭的传统饭是“饺子”或像月牙儿形的汤圆。
Setting Firecrackers 燃放鞭炮
Lighting Firecrackers used to be one of the most important customs in the Spring Festival celebration.However, concerning the danger and the negative noises that lighting firecrackers may bring, the government has banned this practice in many major cities.But people in small towns and rural areas still hold to this traditional celebration.Right as the clock strike 12 o'clock midnight of New Year's Eve, cities and towns are lit up with the glitter from fireworks, and the sound can be deafening.Families stay up for this joyful moment and kids with firecrackers in one hand and a lighter in another cheerfully light their happiness in this especial occasion, even though they plug their ears.放鞭炮曾是春节庆祝活动中最重要的习俗之一。然而，担心燃放鞭炮可能会带来危险和烦人的噪音，政府已在许多大城市下令禁止燃放鞭炮。但在小城镇和农村地区的人们仍然坚持这种传统的庆祝活动。除夕夜一旦时钟撞响午夜12点钟，城市和乡镇都被烟花的闪闪光芒映亮，鞭炮声震耳欲聋。一家人熬夜就为这个欢乐的时刻，孩子们一手拿鞭炮，一手拿火机兴高采烈地点放着他们在这个特殊节日的快乐，尽管他们吓得捂着耳朵。New Year Greetings(Bai Nian)春节的问候（拜年）On the first day of the New Year or shortly thereafter, everybody wears new clothes and greets relatives and friends with bows and Gongxi(congratulations), wishing each other good luck, happiness during the new year.In Chinese villages, some villagers may have hundreds of relatives so they have to spend more than two weeks visiting their relatives.在春节第一天或此后不久，大家都穿着新衣服，带着弓向亲戚和朋友打招呼并恭喜（祝贺），彼此祝愿在新的一年里好运，幸福。在中国农村，有些村民可能有数以百计的亲戚，所以他们不得不拿出两个多星期来走亲访友。
On the first day of the new year, it’s customary for the younger generations to visit the elders, wishing them healthy and longevity.春节第一天，按习惯，小一辈人要拜见老一辈，祝愿他们健康长寿。
Because visiting relatives and friends takes a lot of time, now, some busy people will send New Year cards to express their good wishes rather than pay a visit personally.因为探亲访友花费大量时间，所以，现在有些忙碌的人就送春节贺卡来表达他们的良好祝愿，而不是亲自去拜访。Lucky Money 压岁钱
It is the money given to kids from their parents and grandparents as New Year gift.The money is believed to bring good luck, ward off monsters;hence the name “lucky money”.Parents and grandparents first put money in small, especially-made red envelopes and give the red envelopes to their kids after the New Year's Feast or when they come to visit them on the New Year.They choose to put the money in red envelopes because Chinese people think red is a lucky color.They want to give their children both lucky money and lucky color.这是孩子们的父母和祖父母给他们作为春节礼物的钱。压岁钱据说能带来好运，能驱魔；因此，就有了“压岁钱”的称呼。父母和祖父母先把钱放入特制的小红包里，年夜饭后或当孩子们来拜年时，将红包发给他们。他们之所以要把钱放到红包里，是因为中国人认为红色是个幸运色。他们想给自己孩子既有压岁钱还有幸运色。
春节手抄报：关于春节的英文资料
1.I like the Chinese new year better than any other festival.This is a time especially for rest and joy.I need not study.I wear good clothes and eat good food.I have a good time from morning till night.I am as happy as a king.我喜欢中国新年比喜欢其它任何节日更甚。这是一个专为休息和欢乐的时间。我不需要读书。我穿好衣服，吃好东西。我每天从早到晚日子过得轻松愉快。我和上帝一样快乐。
2.春节是中国民间最隆重的传统节日。在夏历正月初一，又叫阴历年，俗称“过年”、“新年”。春节的历史很悠久，它起源于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。按照我国农历，正月 初一古称元日、元辰、元正、元朔、元旦等，俗称年初一，到了民国时期，改用公历，公历的一月一日称为元旦，把农历的一月一日叫春节。
Lunar New Year , the most solemn of traditional Chinese folk festivals.First day of the first lunar month in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, known as the Moon, commonly known as “New Year” and “New Year.” The long history of the Spring Festival, which originated in the Shang period the year draws to a close servicemen and the memorial activities.According to China's Lunar, the first day of the first lunar month yen ancient name, Yuan-chen, a copy, is Emperor, the New Year Day, which is commonly known as Day of the Republic.switch to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar on January 1 as New Year's Day, January 1st called the Lunar Spring Festival.3.Spring festival is coming.Spring Festival is on the traditional Chinese festivals.People used to call it “the Lunar New Year”.It always starts between january the first and february the twentieth.Shortly before the festival ,Chinese people are busy shopping.They buy vegetables,fish,meat and new clothes and many other things.They clean the houses and decorate them.春节到了,春节是中国的传统节日,人们习惯上成作农历年.这个节日总是在每年的一月初到二月中旬之间.春节前的一段日子,中国人早早地开始买年货.他们买蔬菜.鱼和肉.新衣服和种种其他的东西.他们打扫房屋,把自己的家布置一新.4.The Chinese New Year is a festival whose Chinese are most important.The history of the Chinese New Year is very long.Stanza front stick in an on the face the New Year's Day of the implied meaning of the yellow word in red paper in top send message by word and the god of wealth resembles with hang deep red lantern etc..The Chinese New Year is a close relatives the festival of the family reunion.The not far a long distance in child that leave the house returns to the home.The family rounds to sit together a dumpling, use the dumpling symbol family reunion.The beginning of January is on thering is fiesta cooking stove etc.rites before;In the stanza make New Year's visit the child New Year's Money, friend etc.春节是汉族最重要的节日。春节的历史很悠久。节前就在门脸上贴上红纸黄字的寓意的新年寄语及财神像和挂大红灯笼等.春节是个亲人团聚的节日。离家的孩子不远千里回到家里。家人围坐在一起包饺子,用饺子象征团聚。正月初一前有祭灶等仪式;节中有给儿童压岁钱、亲朋好友拜年等 【春节的特殊词】: 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】春节的风俗习惯: 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 买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival;do Spring Festival shopping 年画 New Year paintings 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 禁忌 taboo 拜年 pay New Year's call;give New Year's greetings;New Year's visit 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】春节文化: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 【Food names】春节食品名称: 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 八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding 汤圆 sweet dumplings;dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings 糖果盘 candy tray: 什锦糖 assorted candiesgrowth and good health 金桔 cumquatprosperity 糖莲子 candied lotus seedfulfilling love relationship 花生糖 peanut candy-sweet 【Blessing】春节英语祝福: Treasures fill the home 财源广进 Business flourishes 事业兴隆 Peace all year round 岁岁平安 Wishing you prosperity 恭喜发财 Harmony brings wealth 家和万事兴 May all your wishes come true 心想事成 Everything goes well 万事如意
The country flourishes and people live in peace 国家富强、人民安康 Money and treasures will be plentiful 财源茂盛 Wishing you every success Promoting to a higher position 事业有成、更上一层楼、蒸蒸日上
Safe trip wherever you go 一帆风顺
Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!祝你新的一年快乐幸福
Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!事业成功,家庭美满(阖家欢乐)
第三篇：春节英语作文
春节
MySpringFestival Last year’s Spring Festival is special.My uncle and my aunt came back from Shanghai.My family were very happy to keep the Spring Festival with them.And it was the most exciting festival of all the festivals.On New Year’s Eve, my father and my uncle talked about their work together.My mum did some cooking with my aunt Grandparents and I watched the New Year TV programmes.At about six o’clock, we had a special family dinner.We all thought the dumplings were delicious.On the first day of the New Year, we visited our relatives.In the afternoon, we went shopping in Jiefanf Road.My uncle bought some Jay’s CDs.He likes Jay’s music very much.There were so many people on the road.It was more alive than any other time of a year.On the second and the third days, we spent a wonderful weekend in the country.There were much bigger trees than in the city.And the animals were more beautiful than in the city.We all enjoyed ourselves.I had an interesting Spring Festival.How about you?
第四篇：春节英语材料
I.discussion of The Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival
In China, there are a number of old traditional festivals, such as the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming(Pure Brightness), Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.The dates of these festivals are determined by the lunar calendar.Many minority nationalities also celebrate other festivals with their ethnic characteristics.The Spring Festival
The Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year, is the most important national holiday.It always falls on the date which marks the beginning of the spring, according to the lunar calendar.The celebration of the Spring Festival starts from the New Year’s Eve and ends on the 15th of the first month determined by the lunar calendar.To the Chinese the holiday is as important as Christmas in the West.By tradition, Chinese people will be busy buying presents, decorating their houses, preparing food and making new clothes for the New Year.All transportation, in particular the railway, will be busy taking Chinese back to their home town for a family reunion.Preparations for the New Year begin the last few days of the last moon, when houses are thoroughly cleaned, debts repaid, hair cut and new clothes purchased.And in many homes, people burn incense at home and in the temples to pay respects to ancestors and ask the gods for good health in the coming months.Days before the New Year, all families thoroughly clean their houses hoping to sweep away all the ill-fortune and make way for good luck.People repaint their doors and windowpanes in red colour, which means good luck.They decorate the doors and windows with paper-cuts and couplets which usually show very popular themes such as “happiness”, “wealth”, “longevity”and “satisfactory marriage with more children”.Paintings of the similar themes are also put up in the house.The New Year’s Eve is very carefully observed.All family members sit together having a feast.One of the most popular courses in the north is jiaozi, or dumplings and southerners favor a sticky sweet glutinous rice pudding called nian gao.In the old days, various kinds of delicious food were presented as tributes to the ancestors.After dinner, most people will sit up watching Spring Festival Gala Evening, special programs of Spring Festival staged by CCTV.Light is kept on the whole night.At midnight, there are usually fireworks lighting up the sky and fire-crackers which serve to drive away the evil spirits and to greet the arrival of the new year.Getting up very early in the next morning, children will greet their parents, saying “guo nian hao”, which is the Chinese version of “Happy New Year”.The term “guo nian” means passing or surviving the year.After their greetings, children usually receive money wrapped with red paper as a gift.The neighbors will also pass greeting from door to door.The air is permeated with warmth and friendliness.It is a great time for reconciliation.In the following days before the Lantern Festival, people will visit their relatives and friends and exchange gifts.The Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is an occasion of lantern show and folk dance.One of the typical food for the occasion is yuanxiao, sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice
flour and stuffed with fillings.Each year, there is an exhibition of coloured lanterns at night.Every family hangs red lanterns over their gates.Children carry all kinds of coloured laterns and in streets and squares, coloured lantern sheds are built for lantern exhibition.Willow trees are also decorated with coloured paper.Red lanterns are hung here and there on willow trees.The trees are called lantern trees or spark trees.Everyone goes out to see the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns.The Lantern Festival marks the end of the New Year season.Customs of observing the Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival vary from place to place across the country, considering China is a large country, both demographically and ethnically.However, the spirit underlying the diverse celebrations is the same: a sincere wish of peace and happiness for the family members and friends.Notes
1.lunar calendar 阴历，农历
2.ethnic characteristics民族特征
ethnic(=ethnical)adj.人种的, 种族的3.family reunion 亲属的团聚
reunion重聚;团圆a college reunion(大学)校友联欢会
burn incense: 烧香；焚香敬神
4.ill-fortune n.厄运
5.windowpanes n.窗玻璃
6.paper-cuts n.剪纸
7.couplets n.对联
8.longevity n.长寿，长命
9.observe vt.纪念;庆祝(节日、生日等)
10.glutinousadj.粘的;粘质的glutinous rice糯米
11.tribute n.贡物, 礼物, 颂辞
12.Spring Festival Gala Evening春节联欢晚会
13.stage vt.上演, 表演, 筹划
14.fireworks n.烟火
15.fire-crackers n.鞭炮
16.money wrapped with red paper 压岁钱
17.permeate vt..弥漫, 渗透, 充满Water will easily permeate a cotton dress
18.reconciliation n.和解, 和好, 复交,19.stuffed with fillings.带馅的stuff---with用…把…堵住
filling n.充填物, 填料the filling of a pie
20.demographically adv.人口的21.underlie vt.位于...之下, 成为...的基础
Does some personal difficulty underlie his lack of interest in work?
是否有某种个人困难引致他对工作缺乏兴趣？
II.The main fairs in Qingdao
Qingdao boasts a lot of festivals scattered in every month and each season.Annu ally, from January to March is “Folks Tour in spring”.For example, Qingdao Turnip and Glutinous Rice Dumpling Fair;interesting match of turnip-carving will be held.It's a good chance to appreciate the folk art.Hai Yun An Temple Haw Festival and Tian Hou Temple Fair are also the main festivals.1.turnipn.萝卜
Qingdao Turnip and Glutinous Rice Dumpling Fair 萝卜·元宵会
2.hawn.山楂
HaiYun An Temple Haw Festival 海云庵糖球会
3.TianHou Temple Fair 天后宫民俗会
Spring Festival Words
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
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
Blessings:
金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home
生意兴隆 Business flourishes
岁岁平安 Peace all year round
恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
心想事成 May all your wishes come true
吉祥如意 Everything goes well
国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful
一帆风顺 Wishing you every success
步步高升 Promoting to a higher position
出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go
祝你新的一年快乐幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!
事业成功，家庭美满: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!Food names:
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
汤圆 Tang-yuan;dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings
八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding
糖果盘 candy tray
第五篇：春节英语作文
关于春节的英语作文（1）：
The Spring Festival
The Spring Festival，Chinese New Year，is the most important festival for all of us.All family members get together on New Year'Eve to have a big meal.At the same time，everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 o'clock，some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly.We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is！
On the first early moring of one year，many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door.Some house's windows are sticked on red paper cutlings.The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days.So during the fifteen days，we always visit our relatives from door to door.At that time，children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents，grandparents，uncles，aunts and so on.The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival.It names the Lantern Festival.So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.关于春节的英语作文（2）：
Will Christmas Replace the Spring Festival？
Christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in China.Christmas cards become popular with students.People hold Christmas parties and exchange Christmas girts.A lot or TV and radio programs about Christmas are on.Meanwhile the Spring Festival is less appealing（有吸引力的）to youngsters.Thus some people wonder whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival.This worry is fairly unnecessary.Why ？ One reason lies that Christmas only affects Christians，college students and joint-venture（合资企业）workers.Another reason is that Christmas is mostly celebrated in cities.Few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic（带有异国情调的）festival.By contrast，the Spring Festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family.I think，it is natural that with increasing exchanges with the West，a lot of Western holidays have been gradually introduced into China.For us Chinese we should never neglect or even discard our own traditional festivals.For centuries Chinese have observed this traditional holiday to welcome the beginning of a new year.And we will treasure the Spring Festival forever.关于春节的英语作文（3）：
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A new year，a new start，when I stand on the edge ofa new year，I can't help thinking about my plan of next year.Just as the old saying：“Well began is the half of the success.”So I decide that I should be at work while the others are still relaxing，and then，at the beginning，I'm quicker than the others and of course I will get better result than the others.But，what I really decide to do is that I must make good of anytime I can spare though it seems impossible.While，I will do my best to live up with what I have planned，and the result will prove it.关于春节的英语作文（4）：
New Year Party
On New Year's Eve，our class had a party.The atmosphere was good.It was out of the ordinary from the very begining.The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance.We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap.Then with three resounding（响亮的）crow of a cock echoing in the hall，the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.Then，the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation.He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all
born in the year of the chicken.They left us all in confusion.And it was our monitor who was quickwitted（机智的）.He shouted our，“The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn.” The hall After that，they had another item.This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle.While he was standing there，the other three stood around him，each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees.It was an idiom.This time I got it right：“The dog stands out among a group of chickens.”
关于春节的英语作文（5）：
The Lunar New Year
The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people.It lasts about the first four days of the year，during which people do not work except for the workers on duty.Students do not go to school，and shops are closed.Several days before the new year，people begin to prepare.Farmers kill pigs，sheep，cocks and hens.City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables.Houses are cleaned； coupletsare posted on the doors.Colourful lanterns are hung at the gate.On the eve of the new year，each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner.After the meal they watch TV until the clock strickes twelve.Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers and other fire works to welcome the new year.On the first day of the new year，almost everyone is dressed in his or her best.When people meet on the way，they say to each other “Happy New Year”.Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other.Children indulge themselves in games.
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