Greeting Season: 　　春節(jié) The Spring Festival 　　農(nóng)歷 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 　　元宵節(jié) The Lantern Festival 　　Customs: 　　過年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival 　　對聯(lián) poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry 　　春聯(lián) Spring Festival couplets 　　剪紙 paper-cuts 　　年畫 New Year paintings 　　買年貨 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping 　　敬酒 propose a toast 　　燈籠 lantern: a portable light 　　煙花 fireworks 　　爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.) 　　紅包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming　year.) 　　舞獅 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.) 　　舞龍 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 　　戲曲 traditional opera 　　雜耍 variety show; vaudeville 　　燈謎 riddles written on lanterns 　　燈會 exhibit of lanterns 　　守歲 staying-up 　　拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit 　　禁忌 taboo 　　去晦氣 get rid of the ill- fortune 　　祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 　　壓歲錢 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift 　　辭舊歲 bid farewell to the old year 　　掃房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning 　　祝你新的一年快樂幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! 　　事業(yè)成功，家庭美滿: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family! 　　Food names: 　　年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 　　團圓飯 family reunion dinner 　　年夜飯 the dinner on New Year's Eve 　　餃子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 　　湯圓 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings 　　八寶飯 eight treasures rice pudding 　　糖果盤 candy tray: 　　什錦糖 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 　　糖蓮子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come 　　糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship 　　紅棗 red dates - prosperity 　　花生糖 peanut candy - sweet