The Spring Festival（1）, also known as the Chinese New Year（2）, is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar（3）. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally run from（4） Chinese New Year's Eve（5）, the last day of the last month of the Chinese calendar, to the Lantern Festival（6） on the 15th day of the first month.
| 序号 | 单词/词组 | 词性 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring Festival | 春节 | |
| 2 | Chinese New Year | 中国新年 | |
| 3 | the turn of the Chinese calendar | 中国农历时间 | |
| 4 | run from | 从...开始 | |
| 5 | Chinese New Year's Eve | 中国新年除夕 | |
| 6 | Lantern Festiveal | 灯节（元宵节） |
Often, the evening preceding（1） ** Chinese New Year's Day（2）** is an occasion（3） for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner（4）. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly cleanse（5） the house, in order to sweep away（6） any ill-fortune（7） and to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts（8） and couplets（9） with popular themes of "good fortune（10）" or "happiness", "wealth", and "longevity（11）." Other activities include lighting firecrackers（12） and giving money in red paper envelopes.
| 序号 | 单词/词组 | 词性 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | procede | v | 在...之前发生（或出现） |
| 2 | Chinese New Year's Day | 大年初一 | |
| 3 | occasion | n | 时刻 |
| 4 | annual reunion dinner | 团圆饭 | |
| 5 | cleanse | v | 使清洁；洁净；洗涤 |
| 6 | sweep away | 扫除；扫去 | |
| 7 | ill-fortune | n | 厄运 |
| 8 | paper-cut | n | 剪纸 |
| 9 | couplet | n | 对句；对联 |
| 10 | good fortune | 幸运；好运；福气 | |
| 11 | longevity | n | 长寿；长命；持久 |
| 12 | firecracker | n | 鞭炮；爆竹 |
It is celebrated in countries and territories（1） with significant（2） Chinese populations, including Mainland China（3）, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand,Indonesia,Malaysia,Mauritius,Philippines,and also in Chinatowns elsewhere.
| 序号 | 单词/词组 | 词性 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | territory | n | 地区 |
| 2 | significant | adj | 大量的 |
| 3 | Mainland China | 中国大陆 |
有关春节内容的相关词汇（Related Words）
| 中文 | 英文 | 注释 |
|---|---|---|
| 春节 | The Spring Festival | Chinese New Year |
| 除夕 | The New Year's Eve | eve of lunar New Year |
| 正月初一 | The First Day | First Day of the lunar New Year |
| 农历 | The Chinese Calendar | Lunar Calendar |
| 元宵节 | The Lantern Festival | |
| 对联 | Antithetical Couplet | 读音['kʌplit] |
| 春联 | Spring Festival couplets | |
| 红包 | Red Envelopes | money wrapped in the red envelops |
| 烟花 | Fireworks | |
| 爆竹 | Firecrackers | scare off the evil spirit |
| 年糕 | Nian-gao | rise cake; New Year cake |
| 春晚 | CCTV Spring Festival Gala | |
| 灯谜 | Riddles | （读音 ['rɪdl]） written on Lanterns |
| 灯会 | Exhibit of Lanterns | |
| 守岁 | Staying-up | |
| 拜年 | Give New Year's greetings | New Year's visit |
| 禁忌 | Taboo | 读音[tə'bu] |
| 去晦气 | Get Rid of the Ill- fortune | |
| 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 | comprehensive house-cleaning |
| 狮舞 | Lion Dance | to dispel evil and bring good luck |
| 舞龙 | Dragon Dance | to expect good weather and good harvests |
| 团圆饭 | Family Reunion Dinner | |
| 饺子 | Jiao-zi | Chinese dumplings |
| 汤圆 | Tang-yuan | ball-shaped dumplings made of sweet rice, with various flavored fillings |
| 年货 | Spring Festival Special Purchase | buy specials products for the New Year |
| 八宝饭 | Eight Treasures Rice Pudding | |
| 糖果盘 | Candy Tray | |
| 什锦糖 | Assorted Candies | Sweet and Fortune |
| 蜜冬瓜 | Candied Winter Melon | Growth and Good Health |
| 西瓜子 | Red Melon Seed | joy, happiness, truth and sincerity |
| 金桔 | Kumquat | |
| 糖莲子 | Candied Lotus Seed | |
| 糖藕 | Candied Lotus Root | fulfilling love relationship |
| 红枣 | Red Dates | prosperity |
| 花生 | Peanut | 读音[ˈpiːˌnʌt] |
January 1st （lunar calendar）
Paying a New Year's vist
Following the New Year's Eve is the first day of the Spring Festival, a day for paying a New Year's vist, during which people will be busy in giving best wishes to one another. It is said that people shouldn't dump things on the first day of the new year, so that they would be able to keep whatever worth of fortune they will be in possession of in the next year.
正月初一：拜年
除夕过后就是正月初一，人们都会外出拜年。这一天人们忙得不亦乐乎，彼此表达美好的祝福。据说，正月初一这天人们不能扔东西，这样他们就可以把财富留在自个的家里，来年就会福星高照，幸福满满。
