雅思备考：新春佳节词汇

　　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'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 Festivalshopping

　　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 loudpop.)

　　红包　red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealthin the coming year.)

　　舞狮　lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bringgood 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