{"id":6825,"date":"2019-11-21T08:01:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T08:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/?p=6825"},"modified":"2019-11-21T12:25:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T12:25:59","slug":"spring-festival-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/spring-festival-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Festival Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><font color=\"#00FF00\" style=\"font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19px;\">Greeting Season:<\/span><\/font><font color=\"#006699\" style=\"font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><\/p>\n<p>  <\/font><font color=\"#0000FF\" style=\"font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">\u6625\u8282 The Spring Festival<br \/>  \u519c\u5386 lunar calendar<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u6b63\u6708 lunar January; the first mo<em><\/em>nth by lunar calendar<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u9664\u5915 New Year&#8217;s Eve; eve of lunar New Year<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u521d\u4e00 the beginning of New Year<br \/>  \u5143\u5bb5\u8282 The Lantern Festival<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  <\/font><font color=\"#FF0000\" style=\"font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><br \/>  <span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19px;\">Customs:<\/span><\/font><font color=\"#00FF00\" style=\"font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><br \/>  <\/font><br style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" \/>  <font color=\"#008080\" style=\"font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">\u8fc7\u5e74 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u5bf9\u8054 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry<br \/>  \u6625\u8054 Spring Festival couplets<br \/>  \u526a\u7eb8 paper-cuts<br \/>  \u5e74\u753b New Year paintings<br \/>  \u4e70\u5e74\u8d27 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping<br \/>  \u656c\u9152 propose a toast<br \/>  \u706f\u7b3c lantern: a portable light<br \/>  \u70df\u82b1 fireworks<br \/>  \u7206\u7af9 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)<br \/>  \u7ea2\u5305 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u821e\u72ee lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)<br \/>  \u821e\u9f99 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)<br \/>  \u620f\u66f2 traditio<em><\/em>nal opera<br \/>  \u6742\u800d variety show; vaudeville<br \/>  \u706f\u8c1c riddles written on lanterns<br \/>  \u706f\u4f1a exhibit of lanterns<br \/>  \u5b88\u5c81 staying-up<br \/>  \u62dc\u5e74 pay New Year&#8217;s call; give New Year&#8217;s greetings; New Year&#8217;s visit<br \/>  \u7981\u5fcc taboo<br \/>  \u53bb\u6666\u6c14 get rid of the ill- fortune<br \/>  \u796d\u7956\u5b97 offer sacrifices to one&#8217;s ancestors<br \/>  \u538b\u5c81\u94b1 gift money; mo<em><\/em>ney given to children as a lunar New Year gift<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  Culture Note: In the old days, New Year&#8217;s mo<em><\/em>ney 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, mo<em><\/em>ney is placed inside red envelopes in denominations co<em><\/em>nsidered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth<br \/>  \u8f9e\u65e7\u5c81 bid farewell to the old year<br \/>  \u626b\u623f spring cleaning; general house-cleaning<br \/>  <\/font><font color=\"#0000FF\" style=\"font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><\/p>\n<p>  <\/font><font color=\"#FF0000\" style=\"font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19px;\">Blessings:<\/span><\/font><font color=\"#0000FF\" style=\"font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><\/p>\n<p>  \u91d1\u7389\u6ee1\u5802Treasures fill the home<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u751f\u610f\u5174\u9686Business flourishes<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u5c81\u5c81\u5e73\u5b89Peace all year round<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u606d\u559c\u53d1\u8d22Wishing you prosperity<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u548c\u6c14\u751f\u8d22Harmony brings wealth<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u5fc3\u60f3\u4e8b\u6210May all your wishes come true<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u5409\u7965\u5982\u610fEverything goes well<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u56fd\u6cf0\u6c11\u5b89The country flourishes and people live in peace<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u62db\u8d22\u8fdb\u5b9dMo<em><\/em>ney and treasures will be plentiful<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u4e00\u5e06\u98ce\u987aWishing you every success<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u6b65\u6b65\u9ad8\u5347Promoting to a higher position<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u51fa\u5165\u5e73\u5b89Safe trip wherver you go<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  \u795d\u4f60\u65b0\u7684\u4e00\u5e74\u5feb\u4e50\u5e78\u798f: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!<br \/>  \u4e8b\u4e1a\u6210\u529f\uff0c\u5bb6\u5ead\u7f8e\u6ee1: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!<\/font><br style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" \/>  <br style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" \/>  <font color=\"#008080\" style=\"font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19px;\">Food names:<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/font><br style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" \/>  <br style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" \/>  <font color=\"#008080\" style=\"font-family: Simsun; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">\u5e74\u7cd5 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u56e2\u5706\u996d family reunio dinner<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u5e74\u591c\u996d the dinner on New Year&#8217;s Eve<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u997a\u5b50 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli<br \/>  \u6c64\u5706 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings<br \/>  \u516b\u5b9d\u996d eight treasures rice pudding<br \/>  \u7cd6\u679c\u76d8 candy tray:<br \/>  \u4ec0\u9526\u7cd6 assorted candies &#8211; sweet and fortune<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u871c\u51ac\u74dc candied winter melon &#8211; growth and good health<br \/>  \u897f\u74dc\u5b50 red melon seed &#8211; joy, happiness, truth and sincerity<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u91d1\u6854 cumquat &#8211; prosperity<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u7cd6\u83b2\u5b50 candied lotus seed &#8211; many descendents to come<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>  \u7cd6\u85d5 candied lotus root &#8211; fulfilling love relationship<br \/>  \u7ea2\u67a3 red dates &#8211; prosperity<br \/>  \u82b1\u751f\u7cd6 peanut candy &#8211; sweet<\/font><\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-1979416308\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greeting Season: \u6625\u8282 The Spring Festival \u519c\u5386 lunar calendar&nbsp; 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