春  节　The Spring Festival
    农  历　lunar calendar
    正  月　lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar
    除  夕　New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year
    初  一　the beginning of New Year
    元宵节　The Lantern Festival 

    过  年　Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
    对  联　poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
    春  联　Spring Festival couplets
    剪  纸　paper-cuts
    年  画　New Year paintings
    买年货　special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
    敬  酒　propose a toast
    灯  笼　lantern: a portable light
    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　lion 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 Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit
    禁  忌　taboo
    去晦气　get rid of the ill-fortune
    祭祖宗　offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
    压岁钱　gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift

    辞旧岁　bid farewell to the old year
    扫  房　spring cleaning; general house-cleaning
   
    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 Flourishes 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!

    年  糕　Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake
    团圆饭　family reunion dinner
    年夜饭　the dinner on New Year's Eve
    饺  子　Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli
    汤  圆　Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings
    八宝饭　eight treasures rice pudding
    糖果盘　candy tray
    什锦糖　assorted candies-sweet and fortune
    蜜冬瓜　candied winter melon - growth and good health
    西瓜子　red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity
    金  桔　cumquat - prosperity
    糖莲子　candied lotus seed - many descendents to come
    糖  藕　candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship
    红  枣　red dates - prosperity
    花生糖　peanut candy - sweet