农历正月十五元宵节(Lantern Festival)
农历五月初五端午节(the Dragon-Boat Festival)
农历七月初七乞巧节(中国情人节)(Double-Seventh Day)
农历八月十五中秋节(the Mid-Autumn Festival)
农历九月初九重阳节(the Double Ninth Festival)
农历腊月初八腊八节(the laba Rice Porridge Festival)
春联 Spring Festival couplets
年画 New Year pictures
剪纸paper-cuts
除夕 the eve of the lunar New Year
守岁 stay up late on the New Year’s Eve
放爆竹 let off firecrackers
拜年 pay a New Year visit
团圆饭 family reunion dinner
敬酒 propose a toast
红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper)
舞狮 lion dance
舞龙 dragon dance