1、Vocabulary relating to Festivals,Greeting Season:春节The Spring Festival 农历lunar calendar 正月lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar,除夕 New Years Eve; eve of lunar New Year 初一the beginning of New Year 元宵节 The Lantern Festival,过年 celebrate the Spring Festival 春联 Spring Festival couplets 春晚 Spri
2、ng Festival Gala,剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 New Year painting 买年货 do Spring Festival shopping,敬酒 propose a toast灯笼 lantern烟花 fireworks,爆竹firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.),舞狮 l
3、ion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 戏曲traditional opera,杂耍 variety show; vaudeville 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns,灯会exhibit of lanterns 守岁 staying-up拜年pay New Years call; give New Years greetings;
4、New Years visit,禁忌 Taboo去晦气 get rid of the ill-fortune 祭祖宗offer sacrifices to ones ancestors,压岁钱gift money,辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year扫房spring cleaning; general house-cleaning,Food names: 年糕 Nian-gao; rice cake; New Year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve,汤圆 Tang-yua
5、n; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings,春运词汇：,春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Festival period 客运量volume of passenger transport 客运列车 passenger train,客流高峰期 peak time for passenger transport 加开列车 operate / arrange extra trains 开通24小时
6、售票窗口 open 24-hour ticket sales windows 集体预定火车票 group ticket-booking,送票上门 deliver train tickets to the doorsteps 规范售票 regulate ticket sale 打击票贩子 crack down on scalpers 缓解交通压力 ease the traffic pressure,今年春节期间火车票票价不上涨。The train ticket prices will not be raised during the Spring Festival period this yea
7、r. 大多数乘客是放寒假的大学生和返乡过年的农民工。 Most of the passengers are college students on their winter vacation and migrant workers returning home for Spring Festival.,客流将集中在北京、广州、重庆、武汉等城市。 Passenger flows will be concentrated in Beijing, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan and some other cities.春节期间客流量最大。 The volume of pa
8、ssenger traffic reaches its climax before and after the Spring Festival.,Blessings:金玉满堂 Treasures Fill The Home 生意兴隆 Business Flourishes 岁岁平安 Peace All Year Round 恭喜发财 Wishing You Prosperity 和气生财 Harmony Brings Wealth 心想事成 May All Your Wishes Come True 吉祥如意 Everything Goes well,国泰平安 The Country Flou
9、rishes And People Live In Peace 招财进宝 Money And Treasures Will He Plentiful 一帆风顺 Wishing You Every Success 步步高升 Promoting To A Higher Position 出入平安 Safe Trip Wherever You Go 祝你新的一年快乐幸福 Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! 事业成功，家庭美满 Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!,
