元旦英语介绍
XX元旦英语是new year's day XX
元旦英语介绍：
new year's day is observed on january 1, the first day of the year on the modern gregorian calendar as well as the julian calendar used in ancient rome. with most countries using the gregorian calendar as their main calendar, new year's day is the closest thing to being the world's only truly global public holiday, often celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts. january 1 on the julian calendar currently corresponds to january 14 on the gregorian calendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the eastern orthodox churches celebrate the new year. new year's day is a postal holiday in the united states
有关元旦节的英语单词：
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