中国传统节日的英文名

中国传统节日的英文名

春节Chine New Year's Day, Chine Lunar New Year

除夕New Year's Eve

正月lunar January

初一the beginning of New Year

元宵节Lantern Festival

端午节Duan Wu Festival or Dragon Boat Festival(龙舟节)

清明节Ching Ming Festival

中秋节Mid-Autumn Chine Festival

重阳节Chung Yeung Festival or Double-ninth Day

农历正月初一春节the Spring Festival

农历正月十五元宵节Lantern Festival

农历五月初五端午节the Dragon-Boat Festival

农历七月初七乞巧节(中国情人节)Double-Seventh Day

农历八月十五中秋节the Mid-Autumn Festival

农历九月初九重阳节the Double Ninth Festival

农历腊月初八腊八节the laba Rice Porridge Festival

春节期间节气及习俗中英文名称

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

习俗 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 purchas for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping

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

（文化注释）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 reprent luck and wealth

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 spring cleaning; general hou-cleaning

祝福语 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

祝您新的一年快乐幸福！Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!

祝您事业成功，家庭美满 Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!

食品 Food

年糕 Nian-gao; ri cake; New Year cake

团圆饭 family reunion dinner

年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve

饺子 Jiao-zi; Chine meat ravioli

汤圆 Tang-yuan; 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 candies - sweet and fortune

蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health

金桔 cumquat - prosperity

糖莲子 candied lotus ed - many descendents to come

糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship

红枣 red dates - prosperity

花生糖 peanut candy - sweet