1.春节 the Spring Festival / Chinese lunar Near Year
农历正月初一 the first day of the first lunar month
农历 lunar calendar
年终大扫除 year-end household cleaning
春联 Spring Festival couplets
年画 New Year pictures
剪纸 paper-cuts
团圆饭 family reunion dinner
饺子 dumplings
春晚 Spring Festival Gala
守岁 stay up late on the New Year’s Eve
除夕 Eve of Chinese New Year
辞旧迎新 ring out the old year and ring in the new
拜年 pay a New Year visit
红包 red packets
压岁钱 lucky money
放爆竹 let off firecrackers
庙会 temple fair
禁忌 taboo
2.元宵节 Lantern Festival
农历正月十五 15th day of the first lunar month元宵 rice dumplings
花灯 festival lantern
灯谜 lantern riddle
灯会 exhibit of lanterns
烟花 fireworks
3.端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
农历五月初五 5th of the fifth lunar month
粽子 traditional Chinese rice-pudding
糯米 sticky rice
粽叶 bamboo leaves
舞龙 dragon dance
舞狮 lion dance
踩高跷 stilt walking
赛龙舟 dragon-boat racing
纪念 in memory of
屈原 Qu Yuan
诗人 poet
忠臣 loyal minister
4.清明节 Tomb-sweeping Day
寒食节 Cold Food Festival
祭拜祖先 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors
踏青 go for a spring outing
5.中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day / Moon Festival
农历八月十五 15th of the eighth lunar month
月饼 moon cake
赏月 appreciate the glorious full moon
中国神话故事 Chinese mythology
嫦娥 the goddess of the moon
后羿 Houyi
长生不老 be immortal
6.重阳节 Double Ninth Day
赏菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum
登高 climb a height
7.七夕节 Double Seventh Day/Chinese Valentine's Day
银河 the Milky Way
鹊桥 bridge of magpies
牛郎 Cowherd
织女 the Weaving Maid
王母娘娘 the Queen of Heaven
乞巧 praying-for-cleverness
女红 needlework
中国节日及相关表达
1.春节 the Spring Festival / Chinese lunar Near Year
农历正月初一 the first day of the first lunar month
农历 lunar calendar
年终大扫除 year-end household cleaning
春联 Spring Festival couplets
年画 New Year pictures
剪纸 paper-cuts
团圆饭 family reunion dinner
饺子 dumplings
春晚 Spring Festival Gala
守岁 stay up late on the New Year’s Eve
除夕 Eve of Chinese New Year
辞旧迎新 ring out the old year and ring in the new
拜年 pay a New Year visit
红包 red packets
压岁钱 lucky money
放爆竹 let off firecrackers
庙会 temple fair
禁忌 taboo
2.元宵节 Lantern Festival
农历正月十五 15th day of the first lunar month元宵 rice dumplings
花灯 festival lantern
灯谜 lantern riddle
灯会 exhibit of lanterns
烟花 fireworks
3.端午节 Dragon Boat Festival
农历五月初五 5th of the fifth lunar month
粽子 traditional Chinese rice-pudding
糯米 sticky rice
粽叶 bamboo leaves
舞龙 dragon dance
舞狮 lion dance
踩高跷 stilt walking
赛龙舟 dragon-boat racing
纪念 in memory of
屈原 Qu Yuan
诗人 poet
忠臣 loyal minister
4.清明节 Tomb-sweeping Day
寒食节 Cold Food Festival
祭拜祖先 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors
踏青 go for a spring outing
5.中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day / Moon Festival
农历八月十五 15th of the eighth lunar month
月饼 moon cake
赏月 appreciate the glorious full moon
中国神话故事 Chinese mythology
嫦娥 the goddess of the moon
后羿 Houyi
长生不老 be immortal
6.重阳节 Double Ninth Day
赏菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum
登高 climb a height
7.七夕节 Double Seventh Day/Chinese Valentine's Day
银河 the Milky Way
鹊桥 bridge of magpies
牛郎 Cowherd
织女 the Weaving Maid王母娘娘 the Queen of Heaven
乞巧 praying-for-cleverness
女红 needlework