TO PARENTS

1.Season’s greetings to my dearest parents!

祝我最亲爱的父母节日愉快！

2.Mom and Dad: Thank you for everything this holiday season!

爸爸妈妈：在这个节日里，谢谢你们给与我的一切！

3.I’ll be home to enjoy this New Year with you.

新年我会回家跟你们一起过~

4.Happy New year to the world’s best parents!

祝世界上最好的父母节日快乐！

TO TEACHER

1.A happy new year from all of your students.

祝您新年快乐，您的全体学生敬上。

2.Wishing you and yours a happy happy new year.

万事如意，阖家平安。

3.Best wishes for you and your family.

祝福您及您的家人。

TO FRIEND

1.A New Year greeting to cheer you, my good friend.

希望新年祝福给你带来欢乐，我的好朋友。

2.Wish all the best wishes for you.

献上最美好的祝愿。

3.To wish you special joy at the holidays and all year.

祝你在节日和新的一年中享有无限的快乐。

4.Happy new year, my best friend.

我最好的朋友，新年快乐哦~

传统中国节日：traditional Chinese festival

农历：lunar calendar

腊八节：Laba Festival

小年：Little New Year

除夕：Lunar New Year’s Eve

春节：the Spring Festival

正月初一：Lunar New Year’s Day

元宵节：the Lantern Festival

正月：the first month of the lunar year

二月二：Dragon Heads-raising Day

守岁：stay up

拜年：pay a New Year’s call

祭祖：offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors

祭财神：worship the God of Wealth

春联：Spring Festival couplets

贴倒福：paste the Chinese character Fu upside down

烧香：burn incense

吃团圆饭：have a family reunion dinner

年夜饭：New Year’s Eve dinner

全家团圆：family reunion

办年货：do Spring Festival shopping

敬酒：propose a toast

穿新衣：wear new clothes

红包：red envelops

压岁钱：gift money；money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift

饺子：dumplings

汤圆：dumplings made of sweet rice

瓜子：red melon seeds

金桔：cumquat

红枣：red dates

冰糖葫芦：candied haws on a stick

驴肉火烧：donkey burger

糖板栗：sugar chestnut

剪纸：paper-cut

中国结：Chinese knot

年画：New Year painting

吹糖人：sugar-figure blowing

舞龙：dragon dance

舞狮：lion dance、

秧歌：Yongko dance；rural folk dance

灯笼：lantern

戏曲：traditional opera

相声：comic dialogue；cross talk

小品：skits；sketch

杂技：acrobatic performance

京韵大鼓：drum song of Peking

踩高跷：walk on stilts

打麻将：play mahjong

庙会：temple fair

春节联欢晚会：Spring Festival gala

送贺卡：send New Year’s greeting cards

理发：have a haircut

放烟花：set off fireworks

放鞭炮：set off firecrackers

门神：the God of Door

灶神：the God of Kitchen

财神：the God of Wealth

火神：the God of Fire

生肖、属相：Chinese zodiac

微信红包：WeChat red envelope

立春：Start of Spring

本命年：the animal year in which one was born

春运：Spring Festival travel rush

Treasures fill the home

财源广进

Business flourishes

事业兴隆

Peace all year round

岁岁平安

Wishing you prosperity

恭喜发财

Harmony brings wealth

家和万事兴

May all your wishes come true

心想事成

Everything goes well

万事如意

The country flourishes and people live in peace

国家富强、人民安康