新年日子：
春節(jié) The Spring Festival
農(nóng)歷與公歷 Lunar Calendar vs. Solar Calendar
十二生肖 The twelve animal signs; the twelve animals that represent the Chinese calendar
除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year
正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar
元宵節(jié) The Lantern Festival
新年活動：
辭舊歲 bid farewell to the old year
辭舊迎新 Ring out the Old Year and ring in the New Year
過年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
守歲 staying-up
拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit
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)
雜耍 variety show; vaudeville
買年貨 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival Shopping
燈會 exhibit of lanterns
敬酒 propose a toast
掃房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning
祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
新年物品：
對聯(lián) poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
春聯(lián) Spring Festival couplets
剪紙 paper-cuts
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.)
燈謎 riddles written on lanterns
壓歲錢 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift; lucky money
新年食品：
年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake
團(tuán)圓飯 family reunion dinner
年夜飯 the dinner on New Year's Eve
餃子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli, dumpling
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
新年祝福語：
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!
恭賀新禧!Best wishes for the year to come!
祝吉星高照!Good luck in the year ahead!
恭喜發(fā)財(cái)!May you come into a good fortune!
多福多壽!Live long and proper!
祝財(cái)運(yùn)亨通!May many fortunes find their way to you!
愿你健康長壽!I want to wish you longevity and health!
請多保重!Take good care of yourself in the year ahead.
祝你今后獲得更大成就。Wishing you many future successes.
在這特殊的日子，向你致以新年的祝福，希望不久我們能相聚在一起。
On this special day I send you New Year's greetings and hope that some day soon we shall be together.
祝新年快樂，并愿你幸福吉祥，前程似錦。
I would like to wish you a joyous new year and express my hope for your happiness and good future.
愿新年帶給你和你所愛的人許多美好的事物和無盡的祝福!
May the New Year bring many good things and rich blessings to you and all those you love!
祝你在新的一年里身體健康，多福多壽。
Rich blessings for health and longevity is my special wish for you in the coming year.
恭賀新禧，萬事如意。
Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year.
金玉滿堂：Treasures fill the home
生意興?。築usiness flourishes
歲歲平安：Peace all year round
恭喜發(fā)財(cái)：Wishing you prosperity
和氣生財(cái)：Harmony brings wealth
心想事成：May all your wishes come true
吉祥如意：Everything goes well
國泰民安：The country flourishes and people live in peace
招財(cái)進(jìn)寶：Money and treasures will be plentiful
一帆風(fēng)順：Wishing you every success
步步高升：Promoting to a higher position
出入平安：Safe trip wherever you go
龍鳳呈祥：prosperity brought by the dragon and the phoenix
龍騰虎躍：a scene of bustling activity