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Greeting Season: 春节 The Spring Festival 农历 lunar calendar |
Customs: 过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival 对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry 敬酒 propose a toast 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning |
Blessings:
Treasures fill the home | Business flourishes | Peace all year round | Wishing you prosperity |
Harmony brings wealth | May all your wishes come true | Everything goes well | The country flourishes and people live in peace |
Money and treasures will be plentiful | Wishing you every success | Promoting to a higher position | Safe trip wherever you go |
祝你新的一年快乐幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!
事业成功,家庭美满: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!
Food names:
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; Chinese meat ravioli
汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or
spicy fillings
八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding
糖果盘 candy tray:
什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune
蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health
西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity
金桔 cumquat - prosperity
糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come
糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship
红枣 red dates - prosperity
花生糖 peanut candy - sweet
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