1.春節 the Spring Festival / Chinese lunar Near Year

農歷正月初一 the first day of the first lunar month

農歷 lunar calendar

年終大掃除 year-end household cleaning

春聯 Spring Festival couplets

年畫 New Year pictures

剪紙 paper-cuts

團圓飯 family reunion dinner

餃子 dumplings

春晚 Spring Festival Gala

守歲 stay up late on the New Year’s Eve

除夕 Eve of Chinese New Year

辭舊迎新 ring out the old year and ring in the new

拜年 pay a New Year visit

紅包 red packets

壓歲錢 lucky money

放爆竹 let off firecrackers

廟會 temple fair

禁忌 taboo

2.元宵節 Lantern Festival

農歷正月十五 15th day of the first lunar month元宵 rice dumplings

花燈 festival lantern

燈謎 lantern riddle

燈會 exhibit of lanterns

煙花 fireworks

3.端午節 Dragon Boat Festival

農歷五月初五 5th of the fifth lunar month

粽子 traditional Chinese rice-pudding

糯米 sticky rice

粽葉 bamboo leaves

舞龍 dragon dance

舞獅 lion dance

踩高蹺 stilt walking

賽龍舟 dragon-boat racing

紀念 in memory of

屈原 Qu Yuan

詩人 poet

忠臣 loyal minister

4.清明節 Tomb-sweeping Day

寒食節 Cold Food Festival

祭拜祖先 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors

踏青 go for a spring outing

5.中秋節 Mid-Autumn Day / Moon Festival

農歷八月十五 15th of the eighth lunar month

月餅 moon cake

賞月 appreciate the glorious full moon

中國神話故事 Chinese mythology

嫦娥 the goddess of the moon

后羿 Houyi

長生不老 be immortal

6.重陽節 Double Ninth Day

賞菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum

登高 climb a height

7.七夕節 Double Seventh Day/Chinese Valentine's Day

銀河 the Milky Way

鵲橋 bridge of magpies

牛郎 Cowherd

織女 the Weaving Maid

王母娘娘 the Queen of Heaven

乞巧 praying-for-cleverness

女紅 needlework

中國節日及相關表達

1.春節 the Spring Festival / Chinese lunar Near Year

農歷正月初一 the first day of the first lunar month

農歷 lunar calendar

年終大掃除 year-end household cleaning

春聯 Spring Festival couplets

年畫 New Year pictures

剪紙 paper-cuts

團圓飯 family reunion dinner

餃子 dumplings

春晚 Spring Festival Gala

守歲 stay up late on the New Year’s Eve

除夕 Eve of Chinese New Year

辭舊迎新 ring out the old year and ring in the new

拜年 pay a New Year visit

紅包 red packets

壓歲錢 lucky money

放爆竹 let off firecrackers

廟會 temple fair

禁忌 taboo

2.元宵節 Lantern Festival

農歷正月十五 15th day of the first lunar month元宵 rice dumplings

花燈 festival lantern

燈謎 lantern riddle

燈會 exhibit of lanterns

煙花 fireworks

3.端午節 Dragon Boat Festival

農歷五月初五 5th of the fifth lunar month

粽子 traditional Chinese rice-pudding

糯米 sticky rice

粽葉 bamboo leaves

舞龍 dragon dance

舞獅 lion dance

踩高蹺 stilt walking

賽龍舟 dragon-boat racing

紀念 in memory of

屈原 Qu Yuan

詩人 poet

忠臣 loyal minister

4.清明節 Tomb-sweeping Day

寒食節 Cold Food Festival

祭拜祖先 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors

踏青 go for a spring outing

5.中秋節 Mid-Autumn Day / Moon Festival

農歷八月十五 15th of the eighth lunar month

月餅 moon cake

賞月 appreciate the glorious full moon

中國神話故事 Chinese mythology

嫦娥 the goddess of the moon

后羿 Houyi

長生不老 be immortal

6.重陽節 Double Ninth Day

賞菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum

登高 climb a height

7.七夕節 Double Seventh Day/Chinese Valentine's Day

銀河 the Milky Way

鵲橋 bridge of magpies

牛郎 Cowherd

織女 the Weaving Maid王母娘娘 the Queen of Heaven

乞巧 praying-for-cleverness

女紅 needlework