與春節食品習俗相關的英語詞匯薈萃

Spring Festival Terms Source: China Daily

祝《美語世界》的網友們春節快樂
Happy Spring Festival to you all

節日名

春節 The Spring Festival
農曆 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
元宵節 The Lantern Festival

習俗

過年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
對聯 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
春聯 Spring Festival couplets
剪紙 paper-cuts
年畫 New Year paintings
買年貨 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
敬酒 propose a toast
燈籠 lantern: a portable light
煙花 fireworks
爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

舞獅 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)
舞龍 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)
戲曲 traditional opera
燈謎 riddles written on lanterns
燈會 exhibit of lanterns
守歲 staying-up
拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit
禁忌 taboo
去晦氣 get rid of the ill- fortune
祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
壓歲錢 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift
掃房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

食品

年糕 Nian-gao; rice cake; New Year cake
團圓飯 family reunion dinner
年夜飯 the dinner on New Year's Eve
餃子 Jiao-zi; dumpling
糖果盤 candy tray
什錦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune
金桔 cumquat - prosperity
紅棗 red dates - prosperity

所有跟帖： 

• 古箏曲：步步高 -林貝卡- ♀ (1162 bytes) () 01/25/2009 postreply 07:30:45

• 年年步步高！ -楚江- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/25/2009 postreply 09:20:29

• 楚江好，春節快樂，同祝年年步步高。 -林貝卡- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/25/2009 postreply 09:31:32

• Does it mean you have to 年年更新高跟鞋？ -YuGong- ♂ (62 bytes) () 01/25/2009 postreply 11:44:23

• 你說對了,女人到了一定的年紀,要想年年高, -楚江- ♀ (27 bytes) () 01/26/2009 postreply 08:40:01

• 【祝《美語世界》的網友們春節快樂。】 -林貝卡- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/25/2009 postreply 09:30:58

• Mark. Happy New Year! -eyeyey- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/25/2009 postreply 18:09:22

• Happy Spring Festival and nice week to eyeyey. -林貝卡- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2009 postreply 10:57:05