有关于春节的英文知识

2006-5-9 14:06:17
Spring Festival Words—春节用语

一年一度的春节又已来临，春节既是中华民族最重要的传统节日，又是中华传统文化的一个缩影，对春节文化的研究已是中外许多学者的一个永久性研究课题。本文特介绍一部分与春节有关的英文词汇，希望能对读者阅读有关春节题材的英语文章或想了解有关春节方面知识有一些帮助。

Greeting Season:

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

Customs:

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