New Year's Eve过年 celebrate the spring festival 　　春联 spring festival couplets 　　剪纸 paper-cuts 　　年画 new year paintings 　　买年货 do shopping for the spring festival;do spring festival shopping 　　敬酒 propose a toast 　　灯笼 lantern 　　烟花 fireworks 　　爆竹 firecrackers (people scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.) 　　红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper,symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.) 　　舞狮 lion dance (the lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.) 　　舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 　　戏曲 traditional opera 　　杂耍 variety show 　　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;pay new year's visit 　　禁忌 taboo 　　去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 　　祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 　　压岁钱 gift money;money given to children as a lunar new year gift 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 　　辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 　　扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning 　　年糕 nian-gao; rise cake; new year cake 　　团圆饭 family reunion dinner 　　年夜饭 the dinner on new year's eve 　　饺子 jiao-zi/dumpling; chinese meat ravioli 　　粽子 rice dumpling