Greeting Season：

　　春节 The Spring Festival

　　农历 lunar calendar

　　正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

　　除夕 New Year‘s Eve; eve of lunar New Year

　　初一 the beginning of New Year

　　元宵节 The Lantern Festival

　　Customs：

　　过年 Guo－nian; have the Spring Festival

　　对联 poetic couplet： two successive rhyming lines in poetry

　　春联 Spring Festival couplets

　　剪纸 paper－cuts

　　年画 New Year paintings

　　买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping

　　敬酒 propose a toast

　　灯笼 lantern： a portable light

　　烟花 fireworks

　　爆竹 firecrackers

　　红包 red packets

　　舞狮 lion dance

　　舞龙 dragon dance

　　戏曲 traditional opera

　　杂耍 variety show; vaudeville

　　灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

　　灯会 exhibit of lanterns

　　守岁 staying－up

　　拜年 pay New Year‘s call; give New Year‘s greetings; New Year‘s visit