Wishing you a joyous and festive New Year filled with laughter and prosperity! This handout will introduce you to some delightful English phrases to celebrate the season and share your warmest wishes with friends and family.

1. Thank you for all you have done for us

2. 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

3. 买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping

4. 守岁 staying-up

5. Wishing you and yours a happy happy new year

6. 红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the comingyear.)

7. 灯会 exhibit of lanterns

8. Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout the year

9. 除夕 New Years Eve; eve of lunar New Year

10. 拜年 pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; New Years visit

11. A happy New Year to you

12. At such a wonderful moment, I send you a gentle and warm care and wish: May every day be brilliant for you! Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year

13. 剪纸 paper-cuts

14. 初一 the beginning of New Year

15. May the joy and happiness around you today and always

16. 爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

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18. 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)

19. 春联 Spring Festival couplets

20. 年画 New Year paintings

21. Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to extend to you all my best wishes for your perfect health and lasting prosperity

22. I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year

23. 元宵节 The Lantern Festival

24. 烟花 fireworks

25. Customs:

26. 过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival

27. 敬酒 propose a toast

28. Best wishes for you and your family

29. A new year wish from your nephew

30. We offer New year blessings to you

31. 对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry

32. 灯笼 lantern: a portable light

33. 春节 The Spring Festival

34. 杂耍 variety show; vaudeville

35. 农历 lunar calendar

36. We'll be here after the New Year

37. 正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

38. 戏曲 traditional opera