春节(农历正月初一)—— Spring Festival 除夕 New Year's Evening 正月 lunar January 初一 the beginning of New Year 元宵节 (农历正月十五) Lantern Festival 端午节 (农历五月初五——the fifth day of the lunar month) Duan Wu Festival or Dragon Boat Festival(龙舟节) 清明节Qing Ming Festival 中秋节 (农历八月十五) Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival 重阳节 (农历九月初九)Chung Yang Festival or Double-ninth Day 腊八节 (农历腊月初八)the laba Rice Porridge Festival 中国常见传统活动中英对照 过年 celebrate the spring festival 春联 spring festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 new year paintings 买年货do shopping for the spring festival；OR 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 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 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 / pay 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 or money given to children as a lunar new year gift culture note； 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning ; general house-cleaning 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 dumpling; Chinese meat ravioli 粽子 rice dumpling 闰年leap year 十二生肖zodiac 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/cb48bbe2142ded630b1c59eef8c75fbfc77d94c9.html