过节

Traditional form:

過節

Pinyin (reading):

guòjié

Definitions:

• to celebrate a festival
• after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)

Characters:

• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 节 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save

Traditional characters:

• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 節 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save