元旦New Year's Day

情人节Valentine's Day

国际妇女节International Women' Day

植树节Tree Planting Day

愚人节April Fools' Day

国际劳动日International Labor Day

中国青年节 Chinese Youth Day

国际儿童节International Children's Day

中国共产党成立纪念日 Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China

中国人民解放军建军节Army Day

中华人民共和国国庆节National Day

中国教师节Teacher's Day

万圣节Halloween

母亲节Mother's Day

农历正月初一春节(the Spring Festival)

农历正月十五元宵节(Lantern Festival)

农历五月初五端午节(the Dragon-Boat Festival)

农历七月初七乞巧节(中国情人节)(Double-Seventh Day)

农历八月十五中秋节(the Mid-Autumn Festival)

农历九月初九重阳节(the Double Ninth Festival)

农历腊月初八腊八节(the laba Rice Porridge Festival)

春联 Spring Festival couplets

年画 New Year pictures

剪纸paper-cuts英语六级分数换算

除夕 the eve of the lunar New Year

守岁 stay up late on the New Year’s Eve

放爆竹 let off firecrackers

拜年 pay a New Year visit

团圆饭 family reunion dinner

敬酒 propose a toast

红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper)

舞狮 lion dance

舞龙 dragon dance

灯笼 lantern

灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

灯会 exhibit of lanterns

禁忌 taboo

压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar new year gift

祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors

元宵 rice dumpling

踩高跷 stilt walking

扭秧歌 yangge dance

扫墓 sweep graves of one’s ancestors or loved ones

赛龙舟 dragon-boat racing

粽子zongzi (sticky rice dumpling wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves)

月饼 moon cake

赏月 appreciate the glorious full moon

赏菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum

登高 climb mountain