传统节日 Traditional Festivals

　　拜年 paying a New Year call

　　爆竹 firecracker

　　鞭炮 a string of small firecrackers

　　除夕 New Year’s Eve

　　春节 Spring Festival

　　春联 Spring Festival couplets (conveying best wishes for the year )

　　辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new ; ring out the old year and ring in the new

　　大扫除 year-end household cleaning

　　灯谜 lantern riddles

　　登高 hill climbing

　　端午节 Dragon Boat Festival

　　恭喜发财 May you be prosperous! / Wish you all the best !

　　观灯 viewing the lanterns

　　贺年片 New Year film

　　饺子 dumplings (with meat and vegetable stuffing )

　　龙灯舞 dragon lantern dance

　　庙会 temple fair

　　年画 New Year picture

　　年夜饭 family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve

　　压岁钱 money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift