麻辣校园

除夕——Eve of Lunar New Year
      春节——the Spring Festival
      正月——lunar January; the first month of lunar calendar
      元宵节——the lantern Festival
      端午节——the Dragon Boat Festival
      七夕——the Chinese Valentine’s Day
      中秋节——the Moon Cake Festival
      扫房——spring cleaning
     买年货——special purchases for the Spring Festival
      祭祖宗——offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors
      去晦气——get rid of the ill-fortune
      禁忌——taboo
      守岁——staying-up
      辞旧岁——bid farewell to the old year
     团圆饭——family reunion dinner
      饺子——dumpling
      拜年——New Year’s visit
      敬酒——propose a toast
      压岁钱——gift money
      红包——red packets
      爆竹烟花——firecrackers and fireworks
      舞龙舞狮——lion and dragon dance
      春联——Spring Festival couplets
      剪纸——paper-cuts
      年画——Lunar New Year’ s paintings
      年糕——Rice Cake
      汤圆——dumplings made of sweet rice
      八宝饭——eight treasures rice pudding
      戏曲——traditional opera
      杂耍——variety show；Vaudeville
      灯会——exhibition of lanterns
     灯谜——riddles written on lanterns