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发表于 4.8.2003 12:17:41
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<span style='color:red'>Customs:</span><br><br>过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival<br>对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry<br>春联 Spring Festival couplets<br>剪纸 paper-cuts<br>年画 New Year paintings<br>买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping<br>敬酒 propose a toast<br>灯笼 lantern: a portable light<br>烟花 fireworks<br>爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)<br>红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming<br>year.)<br>舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)<br>舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)<br>戏曲 traditional opera<br>杂耍 variety show; vaudeville<br>灯谜 riddles written on lanterns<br>灯会 exhibit of lanterns<br>守岁 staying-up<br>拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit<br>禁忌 taboo<br>去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune<br>祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors<br>压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift<br>Culture Note: In the old days, New Year's money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth<br>辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year<br>扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning<br> |
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