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Spring festival Animal sign Lunar calendar The New Year in lunar calendar is our Spring Festival. 春节习俗的英文 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 Years Eve; eve of lunar New Year 初一 the beginning of New Year  元宵节 The Lantern Festival  Food names: 年糕 Nian-gao; rice cake; New Year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi; dumpling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: 红枣 red dates - prosperity 花生糖 peanut candy - sweet  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.)  Customs: 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灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns  Customs: 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay New Years call; 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 压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning 祝福的话 Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year.恭贺新禧，万事如意。 With best wishes for a happy New Year! 祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝福。I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year.谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。 祝福的话 To wish you joy at this holy s