春节 Spring Festival or Chinese New Year
除夕 New Year’s Eve
春节是指传统上的农历新年,俗称“年节”,传统名称为新年、大年、新岁,但口头上又称度岁、庆新岁、过年。中国人过春节已经有4000多年的历史。
As Spring Festival is coming, are you getting ready for it?
春节快到了,你准备好了吗?
So just tell me about your plan.
请告诉我你的计划吧。
那么,春节有哪些活动呢?简单聊一下吧。比如说,大扫除、守岁、拜年、贴春联和压岁钱等。
New Year celebrations run from Chinese New Year’s Eve, the last day of the last month of the lunar calendar, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month.
新年的庆祝活动从除夕开始一直延续到元宵节,即从农历最后一个月的最后一天至新年第一个月的第十五天。
年夜饭 annual reunion dinner
New Year’s Eve is an occasion for Chinese families to gather for annual reunion dinner.
每个家庭都会在除夕夜团聚,一起吃年夜饭。
对联 red couplets
Red couplets are usually with the themes of health, wealth and good luck.
对联的主题一般为健康,财富和好运。
红包 red envelope
At the Spring Festival, parents or relatives give children lucky money in red envelopes.
父母或亲戚会在春节给孩子们压岁钱。
大扫除 thoroughly clean the house
过年时,大家是不是都对大扫除感到头痛呢?那大扫除有什么意义呢?在中国传统节日里,大扫除是为了驱走厄运。
迎好运 bring in good luck
驱厄运 sweep away ill fortune
(来源:网络 )