春节习俗：英文如何表达

贴春联

spring couplets

Spring couplets ['kʌplɪt] are paired phrases, typically seven Chinese characters each, written on red paper in black ink, and pasted on each side of a door frame. Sometimes a phrase of four or five characters is affixed to the top of the door frame as well.

春联是对仗工整的文字，通常一联七字，由黑墨笔写在红纸上，然后贴在门框两侧。有时，四五字的横批也会贴在门框顶端。

年夜饭

the New Year's Eve dinner

It's tradition across China to hold a lavish feast to celebrate the New Year. Chinese try very hard to make this family event, often traveling long distances.

除夕准备一顿丰盛的年夜饭是中国人过年的传统。为了这顿年夜饭，人们常常跋涉千里与家人团聚。

南北方的年夜饭可能有所差异，而且很多新年菜式都有象征意义。

In Northern China a traditional dish for the feast is jiaozi. They are shaped like old Chinese ingots, symbolizing wealth.

比如在北方，年夜饭上的传统菜肴是饺子。饺子的形状很像古代中国的元宝，象征着财富。

Southern Chinese eat niangao (sticky rice cake) on this special day, because niangao sounds like "yearly higher", symbolizing improvement.

而南方在这个特别的日子里则会吃年糕，因为“年糕”的发音同“年高”，象征着节节高升。

放鞭炮

set off firecrackers

People set off firecrackers to celebrate the coming of the New Year, as well as to drive away evil.

中国人用放鞭炮的方式迎来新春、驱除恶鬼。

拜年

extend New Year greetings /

pay a New Year's call

On the first day of the lunar New Year, Chinese wish each other good luck and happiness in the New Year. It is customary for the younger generation to visit their elders and wish them health and longevity.

大年初一，中国人互道新禧，晚辈要给长辈拜年，祝他们健康长寿。

People who are unable to visit their friends or relatives send a WeChat red packet or a text message instead of paying a New Year's call.

如今，忙碌的人们如果无法登门拜年，就会发个微信红包或短信给亲朋好友拜年。

发红包

red packets / envelopes

The red packet is a red envelope with money in it, which ranges from one to a few thousand Chinese yuan.

红包是装着压岁钱的信封，金额从一块到几千不等。（双语君表示并没有收到过几千元的红包……）

Usually the red packet is given by adults and elderly to young children in New Year days. It was believed money in the red packet would ward off evil spirits and keep children healthy.

过年时，通常是大人和长辈给小朋友们发红包，用压岁钱抵御厄运，保佑孩子健康成长。

Digital red packets have gone viral in recent years, and "grabbing red packets" has become an extremely popular game on WeChat.

这几年电子红包越发火爆，“抢红包”俨然已成了微信上最流行的游戏。

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