The Spring Festival The Chinese New Year Lu
Basic vocabulary 春节 新年 过年 除夕 传统 红色 金色 chūn jié xīn nián guò nián chú xī chuán tǒng hóng sè jīn sè The Spring Festival New year Pass the new year New year’s eve Tradition Red Gold
Basic info Lunar calendar Jan. 21 – Feb. 20 New year Period 1 week before – 15 days after 小年 xiǎo nián 元宵节 yuán xiāo jié the Lantern Festival
Preparation táng 吃糖瓜 melon candy sǎo chú 大扫除 cleaning mǎi nián huò 买 年 货 special purchases for spring festival gān guǒ 食物：干果 nuts：瓜子 sunflower seeds、开心果 pistachio yìng ruǎn 糖 candy：硬糖 hard 、软糖 soft 衣服
New year’s Eve • In the morning chuān 穿新衣 tiē fú zì duì lián jiǎn zhǐ 贴 put up 福字、对联 couplet、剪纸 papercut
• In the evening chī nián yè fàn 吃年夜饭 have reunion meal、吃饺子 kàn chūn wǎn （chūn jié lián huān wǎn huì ） 看 春 晚（春 节 联 欢 晚 会）watching spring festival gala fàng yān huā 放 烟 花 fireworks shǒu suì 守 岁 stay up all night shōu hóng bāo 收 红 包 receiving red packets
New year’s Day 拜年 expressions： zhù 祝+ sb. + sth = wish sb. sth. xīn nián hǎo 新年好/新年快乐 gōng xǐ fā cái 恭喜发财 wish you good forture shēn tǐ jiàn kāng 身体健康 wish you good health wàn shì rú yì 万事如意 everything as you wish
