1、春节 The Spring Festival
2、农历 lunar calendar
3、正月 lunar January;
4、除夕 New Years Eve;
5、初一 the beginning of New Year
6、元宵节 The Lantern Festival
7、烟花 fireworks
8、爆竹 firecrackers
9、红包 red packets
10、舞狮 lion dance
11、舞龙 dragon dance
12、过年 have the Spring Festival
13、春联 Spring Festival couplets
14、剪纸 paper-cuts
15、年画 New Year paintings
16、买年货 do Spring Festival shopping
17、敬酒 propose a toast
18、灯笼 lantern
19、戏曲 traditional opera
20、杂耍 variety show
21、灯谜 riddles written on lanterns
22、灯会 exhibit of lanterns
23、守岁 staying-up
24、拜年 pay New Years call
25、农历 lunar calendar
26、禁忌 taboo
27、去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune
28、祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors
28、压岁钱 gift money
30辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year
31、扫房 spring cleaning
32、年糕 Nian-gao
33、团圆饭 family reunion dinner
34、年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve
35、饺子 dumpling
36、汤圆 Tang-yuan
37、八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding
38、糖果盘 candy tray
39、什锦糖 assorted candies
40、蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon