2015年雅思備考必背詞匯:春節類

2015年雅思備考必背詞匯:春節類

　　Spring Festival Words

2015年雅思備考必背詞匯:春節類

　　Greeting Season:

　　春節 The Spring Festival

　　農歷 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

　　Customs:

　　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.)

　　紅包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming

　　year.)

　　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

　　雜耍 variety show; vaudeville

　　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

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