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
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
