雅思词汇：春节词汇　　Spring Festival Words 　　Greeting Season: 　　春节 The Spring Festival 　　农历 lunar calendar 　　正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar 　　除夕 New Year 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 　　遥竹 firecrackers 　　红包 red packets 　　舞狮 lion dance 　　舞龙 dragon dance 　　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 give New Years greetings; New Years visit 　　禁忌 taboo 　　去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 　　祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors 　　压岁遥 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift 　　Culture Note: In the old days, New Years 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 　　Blessing: 　　Treasures fill the home Business flourishes Peace all year round Wishing you prosperity 　　Harmony brings wealth May all your wishes come true Everything goes well The country flourishes and people live in peace 　　Money and treasures will be plentiful Wishing you every success Promoting to a higher position Safe trip wherever you go 　　祝你新的一年快乐幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!
　　事业遥，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 Years Eve 　　饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 　　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