春节联欢晚会 Spring Festival Gala / Chinese New Year Gala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; 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year扫房 spring cleaning;
除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year 对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry 春联 Spring Festival couplets 年画 New Year paintings 爆竹 firecrackers 过年 have the Spring Festival买年货special purchases for the Spring Festival 烟花 fireworks红包 red packets 拜年New Year's visit灯谜 riddles written on lanterns春节 The Spring Festival初一 the beginning of New Year除夕 New Year's Eve年糕 Nian-gao或rise cake饺子 Jiao-zi或Chinese meat ravioli 守岁 staying-up正月 lunar January团圆reunion