firecracker 鞭炮，爆竹

　　Eve of Chinese New Year 除夕

　　Spring couplets 春联

　　ring out the old year and ring in the new 辞旧迎新

　　Jiaozi, boiled dumpling 饺子

　　pot sticker 锅贴

　　temple fair 庙会

　　ring out the old year 鸣钟辞旧岁

　　(traditional) New Year pictures 年画

　　the Eve Feast; family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve 年夜饭

　　year-end household cleaning 年终大扫除

　　stay up late on the New Year’s Eve 守岁

　　family reunion dinner 团圆饭

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

　　dragon dance 舞龙

　　Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month) 元宵节

　　sweet sticky rice dumplings 元宵

　　festival lantern 花灯

　　lantern riddle 灯谜

　　lion dance 狮子舞

　　stilt walking 踩高跷

　　Pure Brightness Festival/Tomb-sweeping Day (April the 5th) 清明节

　　sweep tomb sites of loved ones 扫墓

　　offer sacrifices to the ancestors 祭祖

　　go for an outing in spring 踏青

　　dragon Boat Festival (5th of the fifth lunar month) 端午节

　　dragon boat race 赛龙舟

　　zongzi (pyramid-shaped dumpling made by glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves) 粽子

　　Departed soul 亡灵

　　loyal minister 忠臣