过春节英语作文【精品20篇】

My Spring Festival Spring Festival with you， I am back to my hometown of henan RuNa， put a lot of all kinds of guns， a large paper gun， the flying ray， flying rockets， mine and so on。

One day， I took a 30 cm high， a large diameter 20 cm， white paper gun in the snow， its power is greater than the small hand grenades， I use the lighter lit the fire， and then I quickly ran into the house， 1， 2， 3， boom， as if the earth were to vibrate， I ran to see， have a big snow hole， larger than I had imagined。 We also carried a throw of the mine into the water， a big splash soar when power is endless， blown fly up with all the ice surface， appear on the surface of the spectacular sights， a lot of black smoke from the water。

In the home for the holiday really happy， I can shot， can also lead a lot of boy scouts， I in the home of a lot of fun these days。

我的春节和你们的春节大不相同，我回了河南汝南的老家，放了许多各种各样的炮，有大纸炮、飞天雷、飞天火箭、水雷等等。

有一天，我把一个有30厘米高，直径20厘米的白色大纸炮放在雪堆里，它的威力比小型手榴弹的还大，我用火机点燃了火线，然后我很快的跑进了屋里，1、2、3，轰的一声，好像大地都被震得颤动起来，我跑上去一看，雪堆上有一个很大的洞，比我想象得还要大。我们又把水雷往水里里一扔，很大一个水花一飞冲天，威力无边，把水面的冰都炸得飞了起来，水面上出现了壮观的景象，很多黑色的烟从水而起。

在老家过年真开心，我可以放炮，还可以率领很多童子军，我在老家的这几天玩得很开心。

今天是除夕，也是吃团圆饭的时候，按照我们东北老家的习俗，半夜还要吃饺子，所以下午吃过晚饭后，我便开始和妈妈、奶奶一起包饺子。

奶奶把面和馅都准备好后，还让我准备了一些硬币，我们便开始包饺子。

妈妈让我擀皮，我把一个小小的面团轻轻一压，然后又用力的擀下去，结果变成了长条，也没成圆形，试了好几次也没做好，我都有些灰心了。妈妈告诉我擀皮时要轻轻的，一下一下的来，在妈妈的帮助下，我的饺子皮终于擀好了。我按照妈妈教的方法，把饺子馅放在皮上，然后把两个边合上，一下一下的捏起来，虽然包的不是很好看，但我依然很高兴，因为这是我成功包出的第一个水饺，里面我还放了一个硬币呢。奶奶说：吃到硬币的明年就会发大财，我心里偷偷的想：我一定要吃到，明年一定发大财。

饺子煮好后，非常幸运的我吃到了第一个硬币，我开心极了！爷爷和奶奶对我说：明年你一定发大财。哈哈哈，我的发大财，是不是就是爸爸妈妈的发大财？

饺子代表了团圆，一家人一起吃饺子，也代表了团团圆圆，我希望爷爷、奶奶、爸爸、妈妈，我们一家人永远开开心心、快快乐乐、平平安安、团团圆圆，幸福的在一起！

The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China, the most exciting festival is once a year in. Its to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday.

Every year on the evening before the Spring Festival, we are one family will get together and have a big meal. In many places people like to set off firecrackers. Dumplings are the most traditional foods. Children like the festival very much, because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes. They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck. People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good luck.

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long. People visit relatives and friends said " I wish you good luck ". People enjoy the Spring Festival, during this time they can have a good rest.

This is Chinas traditional Spring Festival holiday, you know?

[难忘春节英语作文

There are many different kinds of food, such as dumplings, wontons, long noodles, yuanxiao, etc. People in the north are accustomed to eating dumplings in the New Year. More years of age. The meaning of. Because the white dumpling shape is like silver dollar treasure, the basin end table is symbolized. The New Year is getting rich. The meaning of. When some dumplings are made, some boiled water is disinfected with COINS, which means that whoever eats first can earn more money. The custom of eating dumplings was handed down from the han dynasty. According to legend, in the cold winter months of the medical saint zhang zhongjing, saw the poor peoples ears are frozen, and then made a kind of “ Remove the cold and sweet soup. Treat the poor with frostbite. He used mutton, pepper and some herbs to remove the cold and warm, and wrapped them in his ears. Jiao ear & throughout; Cook it in a pot and give it to the poor. When people eat it, they feel warm and warm. In the future, people follow the example of doing and continue to spread to this day. To eat wonton for the New Year is to take it for the first time. It is said that the world was a state of chaos before it was created, and the universe was made up of the four sides of the universe, the long face and the long face. A New Years day is a hundred years long.

Today is the Spring Festival. We go to have a New Years eve dinner. Today we dont eat at home like we used to.

As soon as we entered the hotel, we saw that the hall was full. We went to the door of one of the rooms and said, the songbird hall. Three words, walk in a look, the service aunt already in serving, have red like the red date of fire, green like grass lettuce, round like ball of abalone and so on. When we arrived, we began to eat with relish, and soon finished. After eating, they began to give out red envelopes. They wrote all kinds of good wishes. The lucky money was like a shy little girl, hiding herself in a red envelope. When we finished the New Years money, we went home to watch the biggest party the whole country had ever seen, the Spring Festival gala. "Pitter-patter". Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers outside the window sounded, I took my fathers hand, picked up the firecrackers and ran downstairs. Dad a little firecrackers, I went to a few metres away from the eaves hide, a moment later, dad came also, we are watching the firecrackers ring rocket into the sky, "pa" was in full bloom in the sky, some like eggs, some like a dandelion, and like all over the sky stars, so beautiful! The sound of firecrackers flashed on the cars light, as if to say: "happy New Year, all the best, the year of the horse." My father said to me, "the fireworks are beautiful, but they pollute the environment. We need to reduce the fireworks to protect the environment!"

Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, the Spring Festival fireworks, eat dumplings and wearing new clothes, can also receive red envelopes.

Every new year, when I was the most happy, because I can put the fireworks, I most like the fireworks is throwing gun, I threw it on the ground, it will explode, just like a hand grenade, can be fun, sometimes I will tell my friends to fight. Xiao network composition

On holidays, we should pay attention when eating, eat dumplings, we have a small small time to eat, because when we make dumplings, put a coin in one of the dumplings, if those who eat the coin, is equal to him this blessed

When Spring Festival comes, we will wear new clothes, for adults to pay New Years call said: "the red envelope, may you be happy and prosperous! " , so that we can get rich.

The Spring Festival is really fun, I really wanted to have the Spring Festival every day.

Spring Festival is coming,I am very happy.On this winter holiday,I went to visit my grandparents with my parents.

My grandmother is very zeal.Our dinner is very delicious.After the dinner,the people gave me money in red envelopes.I am very happy in this family with my grandparents.

Sometimes,we go to climb the mountains.The mountain is very high.Look!There is a clean river near the mountain.And there are some beautiful flowers,grass and big trees.Some trees are orange trees,the others are banana trees.Oh,I am very tired but interesting.

I am very happy on this holiday because I like Spring Festival very much.What about you?

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the lunar new year

the lunar new year is a great occasion to the chinese people. it lasts  about the first four days of the year， during which people do not work except  for the workers on duty. students do not go to school， and shops are closed.

several days before the new year， people begin to prepare. farmers kill  pigs， sheep， cocks and hens. city dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables. houses  are cleaned； coupletsare posted on the doors. colourful lanterns are hung at the  gate.

on the eve of the new year， each family has its members gatherd together  and eats a family reunion dinner. after the meal they watch tv until the clock  strickes twelve. then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers  and other fire works to welcome the new year. on the first day of the new year，  almost everyone is dressed in his or her best. when people meet on the way， they  say to each other “happy new year”。 friends and relatives pay new year calls and  gives presents to each other. children indulge themselves in games.

关于春节的英语作文带翻译一：

农历新年

农历新年是一个伟大的时刻对中华民族来说。它大约持续了四天的第一年，在这期间不工作，除了值班的工人。学生不上学，和商店都已关闭。

前几天在新的一年，人们就开始准备。农民杀了猪，羊，公鸡和母鸡。城市居民买肉鱼和蔬菜。房子干净;  coupletsare门上张贴。色彩缤纷的灯笼挂在门口。

在新的一年的前夕，每个家庭都有自己的成员一起吃gatherd家人吃团圆饭。吃饭后，他们看电视，直到时钟strickes十二。然后，每个家庭衬托小爆竹等消防工程，长字符串迎接新年。在新的一年的第一天，几乎每个人都穿着他或她最好的。当人们在路上相遇，他们互相说“新年快乐“。亲戚朋友拜年，并给出礼物给对方。孩子沉迷于游戏本身。

我家有一个习俗——祭祖。每年过年前，我家都要摆上香炉，插上香，以表示对祖宗的尊敬。

今年也不例外，我和爸爸妈妈一起回家祭了祖，然后和我姑父家一起吃晚饭。

晚饭时，我爸爸得知我姑父是一名优秀教师后。立即请“谢老师”辅导我的语文。我听了，一双眼睛瞪着老爸。可他装做没看见。一个劲地问“谢老师”关于作文的问题。还让我拜“谢老师”为师，我听了这话心里一千个一万个不愿意。

但转念又一想：如果他真的可以帮助我提高语文成绩，那不是更好！

于是我同意了爸爸的话。可事情没有我想象中的那么简单，“谢老师”要求我每天写一篇作文。

我沉默了，过了好久，我才艰难地、慢慢地说出了几个字：“行，我同意！”

吃完饭后，爸爸送走了他们。望着他们，我仿佛看到了进入“一中”的希望！

年夜饭已是除夕之夜中必不可少的一项习俗，瞧，今天我们刚刚打扫完屋子，又要忙着做年夜饭，这时妈妈喊我来包饺子……

妈妈不一会儿就准备好了工具，可是我从来都没有包过饺子，擀的皮就像一个鸡蛋似的，包的饺子也变成了馄饨，看我包成这样，妈妈沉不住气了，手把手的教我，嘴里念念有词，经过妈妈的精心指导我擀的皮又快又圆，包的饺子也非常好看。

包过饺子后妈妈就开始做自己的拿手好菜——糖醋排骨。

妈妈首先把排骨切成小块，用冷水来煮，等到水开以后撒上调料，把火转的小一些，再煮一小时。煮完后在成出一些排骨汤。然后在锅里倒一些油，在里面放几勺糖，把排骨导进去，撒上料酒，酱油，醋，之后把排骨汤导进去再炒20分钟左右。最后再放进冰糖，撒上芝麻就可以了。

不一会儿，妈妈就做了很多菜，我们一家人开开心心的吃了一次年夜饭。

Mid-autumn Day is more or less like Spring Festival. It falls on the 15th

day of the 8th lunar month. Its an important day for our Chinese, because its

a family reunion day.

On that day, there will be a big family dinner. Everyone who works outside

will go back home for the union. And they also eat moon cakes, which are the

special food for this festival. There are various kinds of moon cakes. They are

so delicious that everyone enjoys them very much.

In the evening, the moon is so bright and round, so people always prepare

some fruits and moon cakes and put them under the moon so as to pray for the

health and security all the year round. It seems that everyone is so happy.

疫情期间：春节的“留”与“守”

“有钱没钱，回家过年。”往年的春节，都是伴随着人头攒动的“春运”迎来阖家团圆的日子，而今年，号召“原地不动”的过年方式一经发出，“春运”预估客流量也由往年的近20亿人次以上降到今年的11.25亿，过年的“口号”也变成了“有钱没钱，就地过年”。如何平衡好疫情期间春节的“留”与“守”，避免“一刀切”式的简单处理，是能否让大家过一个“与众不同”舒心年的关键。

留住年味，守牢纪律。“大扫除”“打年货”“添新衣”“大团圆”……一桩桩、一件件都充满了年味，每当家家户户都在筹备这些的时候，就意味着新年即将到来。但疫情当前，无论是明确规定的“必须核酸检测”，还是好言相劝善意提醒的“非必要不要离开”，表达的深层含义都是“在我们彻底战胜疫情之前，都要牢牢守住疫情防控这道红线，切不可因节假日放松警惕而前功尽弃”。为了留住在工作地过年的群众，将病毒“扼杀”在摇篮之中，避免疫情的反复，切实守牢“抗疫纪律”，各地区也应学会换位思考，将心比心，与“异乡人”产生共情，通过多种渠道，开设多种平台，结合全国各地风俗习惯，丰富“精神食粮”，为他们带来家乡的年味，让大家体验到“家在远方，情在身旁”，安放好大家的心。

留住人心，守护健康。虽然因疫情原因，今年提倡“就地过年”，但是仍然存在“上有老下有小”而不得不因特殊原因回家过年的人民，有些地方对低风险地区人员、车辆也进行堵截、劝返，让区域内社会生产生活秩序陷于缓滞，这是一种“一刀切”式的懒政，也绝不是疫情防控的正确举措。对于这种情况，各地方在政策执行期间，不能擅自“加码”，更不能“层层加码”，要根据不同情况区分对待，制定和调整相关出行政策，如由低风险到低风险地区的旅客，在充分准备好近期核酸检测结果的前提下，铁路和疾控中心专业人员要做好站厅重点区域定时进行消杀及检测工作，并且确保进出站旅客体温监测和扫码出行，切实保障所有返乡人员安全出行、安全到家，才能在守护健康的前提下，留住人心。

留住群众，守好服务。对于中高风险地区的群众，留人过年，事小但意义大，本质上体现出的是一座城市的“留人”态度：浙江义乌出台了17项“暖心政策”，政府补贴2000元，这是实实在在的政策;广东东莞，春节期间时薪按平时3倍的发放薪酬，部分工厂以多发奖金、留厂津贴的形式“薪水留人”;苏州市长期以来实行积分落户规则，为了在春节疫情期间避免人员大量流动，出台了“在苏州过年可以积15分，相当于三年缴纳公积金的积分”。对于广大农民工兄弟和在外就读的学生，青岛、北京等地也纷纷采用“赠送流量”和“赠送过年物资”的方式，充分做好社会、社区治理提升服务质量，用“线上拜年”和“线上团聚”的形式弥补大家不能亲自回乡的遗憾。

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧，今年的不动是为了来年更自由的流动，待春暖花开之时，我们再相聚!

Traditional Chinese culture is beginning to capture the attention of the

world. This is true even as popular culture that has traditionally been

considered Western begins to spread throughout China. Kung Fu, especially, has

had a great impact on the millions of people who first learned about China

through it. From that, they may come to China and learn about other aspects of

this culture, such as traditional operas like the Beijing and Sichuan ones.

Asian nations have long known about the greatness of ancient Chinese culture.

Their own cultures are a mix of native ones and those Chinese characteristics.

Korea and Japan long ago adopted ideas such as Confucianism is something that

continues today even as it is challenged by Pop Culture. This strength comes

from the ideas given in the Four Books of Confucianism (The Great Learning, The

Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius, and The Book of Mencius). These

books built upon the ideas of an even more ancient period codified in the Five

Classics. From them, the West learns such things as Fengshui and other concepts

that are uniquely Chinese. China has taken steps to further this spread of its

culture by establishing Chinese Cultural Centers in such places as the United

States and Europe.

The Spring Festival, is the most important festival in peoples hearts, in the northeast, we pay attention to is a lot about the Spring Festival.

Every New Years day my home, this year is no exception. The day of the year, I got up early, help mom and dad and sister stick couplets, everyone. Hang everyone also has exquisite, everyone want to hang down, so that it says "fu". Mother every time for the Chinese New Year we do a dinner table, become richer than usual this year. Every mother do fish, because fish can say, "more than" year after year, there are fish meal on the table is not only to have pigs feet, pigs feet said "head".

Its time to eat, before this must set off firecrackers, because it can get rid of a "monster" and next year. At night, the lamp to burn always, it can be said for future light shine. In the evening to make dumplings, in the package dumplings, put only one have a coin, to eat the dumpling, next year everything will be good luck. In the middle of the night 12 o clock every household to set off firecrackers, because after 12 o clock for the New Year, setting off firecrackers is a happy New Year, this time to set off firecrackers said vientiane update, prosperous, also represents a new meaning.

春节，是人们心中最重要的节日，在我们东北，关于春节的讲究就不少。

每年过年我家都热热闹闹的，今年也不例外。大年三十那天，我早早的起了床，帮助爸爸妈妈和姐姐贴对联，挂福字。挂福字也有讲究，福字要倒了挂，这样就表示“福到了”。妈妈每当过年时都为我们做上一桌子的大餐，今年比往年更丰盛。每年妈妈都会做鱼，因为鱼可以表示“年年有余”，饭桌子上不仅要有鱼还要有猪蹄，猪蹄表示“有抓头”。

吃饭的时间到了，在这之前一定要放鞭炮，因为这样可以去除“怪兽”来年保平安。到了晚上，灯要一直点着，这样可以表示来年前程光明无阻。到了晚上要包饺子，在包的饺子里，只有一个放有硬币，吃到这个饺子的人，来年一切事都会顺顺利利的。到了半夜12点每家每户都要放鞭炮，因为12点后为新年，放鞭炮是喜庆新年，这个时间放鞭炮表示万象更新，大吉大利，也代表着辞旧迎新之意。

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .Its to celebrate the lunar calendar s new year .In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .In many places people like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their

parents. This money is given to children for good luck . People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes ”. People enjoy the Spring Festival ,during this time they can have a good rest .

The Spring Festival is an ancient holiday in China, is also the most important festival in each year during the Spring Festival comes, every family to make cleaning, cleaning tools, wash bedding, curtain, shu shu open channel silos. Everywhere brimming with joy and health, clean the happy atmosphere of the New Year. After cleaning, they began to paste the couplets again. There are many ways to call the couplet. For example: door pair, spring stick, pair. It is the background of The Times with neat, dual, concise and exquisite writing. Expressing good wishes is a unique cultural form of our country. Every Spring Festival, whether the city, or the countryside, everyone will choose carefully selected a pair of red Spring Festival couplets on the door, to add festive atmosphere to the festival. Chongqing is no exception.

Chongqing is a green mountain surrounded by green water. Chongqing people are also very particular, like the Chinese New Year, must follow the rules of the family to do things, such as: first not to go out, the third day of the second three relatives. The first one can not be cleaned, and the Chinese New Year is to eat dumplings, the family reunion round, and more important, that is to eat hot pot, the hot pot is the chongqing peoples favorite. The more red hot pot, the red hot pot on behalf of the future, the thought of hot pot must not forget the fish, represents the annual surplus. There are fish every year. Fish & throughout; With & other; Yu & throughout; The pronunciation is the same, so it means more than one year.

Do you know how it is made? Its not hard to make hot pot. The main ingredients are tripe, beef liver, beef, lean meat, and some vegetables and seasoning. Seasonings include: scallions, chilli, ginger, sichuan peppercorns, salt and so on. There is also a special hotpot base for hot pot. Fry them for a while, visible oil is red, when the degree of the smoke was choking in the beef soup, until the soup away, what do you like to eat what you put into the pot, after cooked can eat.

Looking at the hot pot layer after layer of oil, sichuan pepper floating on the top of the people can not help but feel like it is so hot, so hot. Eating chongqing hot pot is so refreshing, hot and spicy hot, rich in taste, self-cooking, enjoy it!

On New Years eve, families set off their firecrackers, and the streets and lanes were very lively. The children on the ground dance the lantern, look up to the sky, the fireworks are full of the sky how beautiful ah! You must be tempted to make a wish. By midnight, the sound of firecrackers was louder, and it was impossible to sleep.

After the Chinese New Year, it is time to visit the New Year, usually the younger generation to the elders to pay New Year, to buy the gift of the New Year. The elders cooked a delicious dish. The grown-ups held up their glasses and drank, and the children ate their food in a big way. They laughed and laughed together.

After the meal, the children and the children all guessed the riddle. See! What a lively Spring Festival in chongqing! The elders gave the children the lucky money they longed for, and the children jumped up and down with joy.

I love the festival in chongqing, especially the Spring Festival. How lively! I love chongqing people, I love chongqing peoples enthusiasm, I love chongqings Spring Festival more.

Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.

Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened.

On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Jobs tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.

The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.

Environmental problems are being more and more serious all over the world。

For example， cars have made the air unhealthy for people to breathe and

poisonous gas is given off by factories。 Trees on the hills have been cut down

and waste water is being poured continuously into rivers。Furthermore， wherever

we go today， we can find rubbish carelessly disposed。 Pollution is， in fact，

threatening our existence。

The earth is our home and we have the duty to take care of it for ourselves

and for our later generations。 Fortunately， more and more people have realized

these problems。 Measures have been taken to cope with these problems by the

government。 Laws have been passed to stop pollution。 I hope the problem will be

solved in the near future and our home will bee better and better。

I like spring festival best ， because my family give me lucky money，our family will have a big dinner together，I can play with mybrothers and sisters then we are visit my uncles family。

我最喜欢春节了，因为我的家人给我红包我们都在一起吃饭，我可以和我的兄弟姐妹玩 ，然后我们去看望了舅舅一家

Dear David，

I am afraid that you will think me unpardonably negligent in not having

answered your letter dated 7, December sooner, but when I have told you the

reason, I trust you will be convinced that the neglect was excusable. When your

letter arrived, I was just in Hong Kong. As my family could not forward it to me

during my absence, it has been, therefore, lying on my desk until the moment

when I took it up. Now the first thing I have to hasten to do is to write to you

these few lines to express my deep regret.

I enjoyed many pleasant sights during my trip. I shall be pleased to give

you an account to of them when I see you next.

Sincerely yours,

Tom

春节The Spring Festival

农历 lunar calendar

正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

除夕 New Years Eve; eve of lunar New Year

初一 the beginning of New Year

元宵节 The Lantern Festival

Food names:

年糕 Nian-gao; rice cake; New Year cake

团圆饭 family reunion dinner

年夜饭 the dinner on New Years 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

祝你新的一年快乐幸福 Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!

Customs:

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)

戏曲 traditional opera

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

禁忌 taboo

去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune

祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors

压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning