新年-New Year’s Day 春节-Spring Festival 三八节-International Working Women’s Day 五一节-May Day 五四节-Chinese Youth Day 六一节-International Children’s Day 八一建军节-Army Day 中国共产党成立纪念日-Aniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China 国庆节-National Day 春联-Spring Festival Couplets 年画-New Year pictures 剪纸-paper-cuts 除夕-the New Year’s eve 守岁-stay up late on the New Year’s eve 放鞭炮-let off fire crackers 拜年-pay a New Year visit 团圆饭-family reunion dinner 元宵节-Lantern Festival 元宵-sweet dumplings 花灯-festival lantern 灯谜-lantern riddle 龙灯-dragon lantern 扫墓-sweep graves of one’s ancestors or loved ones 祭祖宗-offer scarifices to the ancestors 踏青-go for an outing in spring 赛龙舟-dragon-boat racing 赏月-appreciate the glorious full moon 九九重阳节-Double Ninth Day 赏菊-admire the beauty of chrysanthemum