day 81festivals and celebrations

unit 11 · Chinese culture

festivals and celebrations

Talk about the Spring Festival and its customs, and say what happens as a result with 这样一来.

today’s words

新春 xīnchūn · the New Year season, Spring Festival time
正月 zhēngyuè · first month of the lunar year
腊月 làyuè · twelfth month of the lunar year
佳节 jiājié · happy festival, festive season
喜庆 xǐqìng · festive, joyous; happy occasion
庆典 qìngdiǎn · celebration, ceremony
庆贺 qìnghè · to celebrate, congratulate
盛大 shèngdà · grand, magnificent (event)
盛会 shènghuì · grand gathering, big event
隆重 lóngzhòng · grand, solemn, ceremonious
嘉年华 jiāniánhuá · carnival
狂欢 kuánghuān · to celebrate wildly, party
庙会 miàohuì · temple fair
烟花 yānhuā · fireworks
爆竹 bàozhú · firecrackers (written)
鞭炮 biānpào · firecrackers (a string)
燃放 ránfàng · to set off (fireworks)
对联 duìlián · couplet (on a doorway)
年画 niánhuà · New Year picture
秧歌 yāngge · yangge (folk dance)
农历 nónglì · the lunar calendar (Chinese calendar)
阴历 yīnlì · the lunar calendar (everyday word)
阳历 yánglì · the Western (solar) calendar
节气 jiéqì · solar term (24 points of the farming year)
属相 shǔxiàng · Chinese zodiac animal (of your birth year)
吉利 jílì · lucky, auspicious
吉祥物 jíxiángwù · mascot
福气 fúqi · good fortune, luck
许愿 xǔyuàn · to make a wish; make a promise
诞辰 dànchén · birthday (of a great person, formal)
风尚 fēngshàng · prevailing custom, trend
俗 sú · vulgar, tacky; common
惯例 guànlì · convention, usual practice
汉服 Hànfú · Hanfu (traditional Han clothing)
旗袍 qípáo · qipao, cheongsam

sentences

一到腊月，大家就开始准备过年了。 · As soon as the twelfth lunar month comes, everyone starts preparing for New Year.
市区不许燃放鞭炮。这样一来，空气好多了。 · Firecrackers are banned in the city. As a result, the air is much better.
今年春节来得早。这样一来，寒假就提前了。 · Spring Festival comes early this year, so the winter holiday starts earlier.
说真的，我觉得穿旗袍比穿汉服方便。 · Honestly, I find a qipao easier to wear than Hanfu.
无论下雪与否，我们都去逛庙会。 · Whether or not it snows, we’re going to the temple fair.