盘点春节相关词汇

柳叶眉的柳叶刀

春节联欢晚会 Spring Festival Gala / Chinese New Year Gala

例句：
Whether they watch the CCTV Spring Festival Gala or its rivals, Chinese people will surely enjoy themselves on Lunar New Year's Eve.
无论是观看央视春晚还是观看其竞争对手的节目，中国人无疑都会尽情地享受一个快乐的除夕。

节日相关词汇：
农历 lunar calendar
正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar
除夕 Lunar New Year's Eve
初一 the beginning of New Year
元宵节 the Lantern Festival

习俗相关词汇：
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

食物相关词汇：
年糕 rice cake; New Year cake
团圆饭 family reunion dinner
年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve
饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli
汤圆 dumplings made of sweet rice
八宝饭 Chinese rice pudding
糖果盘 candy tray
糖莲子 candied lotus seed
花生糖 peanut candy

其他词汇：
敬酒 propose a toast
烟花 fireworks
爆竹 firecrackers
红包 red envelopes
灯谜 riddles written on lanterns
灯会 exhibit of lanterns
守岁 staying-up
拜年 make New Year's call
祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's 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