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

Blessings:
    
金玉满堂　Treasures Fill The Home  
生意兴隆　Business Flourishes  
岁岁平安　Peace All Year Round  
恭喜发财　Wishing You Prosperity      
和气生财　Harmony Brings Wealth 
心想事成　May All Your Wishes Come True  
吉祥如意　Everything Goes Well  
国泰平安　The Country Flourishes And People Live In Peace      
招财进宝　Money And Treasures Will He Plentiful  
一帆风顺　Wishing You Every Success  
步步高升　Promoting To A Higher Position  
出入平安　Safe Trip Wherever You Go  

祝你新的一年快乐幸福　Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!
事业成功，家庭美满　Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!

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 Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit

禁忌 taboo

去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune

祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's 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