Question

According to legend, in ancient China, there was a monster called "Nian", which had long tentacles on its head and was extremely ferocious. "Nian" lived in the bottom of the sea for many years. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in villages and villages help the old and the young to flee to the deep mountains to avoid the damage of the "Nian" beast. This New Year's Eve, the people of Taohua Village were helping the old and young to take refuge in the mountains. An old man came from outside the village to beg. He was on crutches, his arms were sacks, his silver beards were flowing, and his eyes were bright. Some villagers closed windows and doors, some packed their bags, some led cattle and sheep, and people shouted neighs everywhere, a scene of panic in a hurry. In order to celebrate the arrival of auspiciousness, the ecstatic villagers changed into new clothes and hats, and went to the homes of relatives and friends to say hello.

Answer 1

The above passage speaks about The Origin of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

What is the Chinese Lunar New Year?

The story behind the Chinese New Year is a 20th century Legen or Chinese Mythology which states that a beast used to live under the sea or in the mountains.

The beast was said to eat human flesh on Chinese new years day. It was then discovered the same beast was scared of loud noise, fire, red color.

Hence, people began to light fires, paste red colorations on their doors, and light firecrackers all night to scare the beast away. Nian presently is used to refer to "year" or "new year".

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