Custom:
    过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
    对联 poetic couplet（two successive rhyming lines in poetry）
    春联 Spring Festival couplets
    剪纸 paper-cuts
    年画 New Year paintings
    买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
    敬酒 propose a toast
    灯笼 lantern（a portable light）
    烟花 fireworks
    爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)
    红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)
    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)
    杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
    灯谜 riddles written on lanterns
    灯会 exhibit of lanterns
    守岁 staying-up
    拜年 pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; New Years visit