蛇年到，學小詞

　　蛇年 The Year of Sanke

　　春節 The Spring Festival ;Chinese New Year

　　農歷 lunar calendar

　　正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

　　除夕 New Year eve of lunar New Year

　　初一 the beginning of New Year

　　元宵節 The Lantern Festival Customs:

　　過年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival

　　對聯 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry

　　春聯 Spring Festival couplets 剪紙 paper-cuts

　　年畫 New Year paintings

　　買年貨 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping

　　敬酒 propose a toast

　　燈籠 lantern: a portable light

　　煙花 fireworks

　　爆竹 firecrackers

　　紅包 red packets

　　舞獅 lion dance

　　舞龍 dragon dance

　　戲曲 traditional opera

　　雜耍 variety show; vaudeville

　　燈謎 riddles written on lanterns

　　燈會 exhibit of lanterns

　　守歲 staying-up

　　拜年 pay New Year give New Years greetings; New Years visit