The origin of the Lunar New Year is well-founded, and the rich and colorful legends can be traced back thousands of years; the most famous of which is the legend of the "Nian Beast". The "Nian Beast" is a cruel and ferocious beast. Ancient people believed that the "Nian Beast" would come out to eat people on New Year's Eve. Legend has it that the "Nian Beast" is extremely afraid of the color red, fire and loud noises, so people stick red notes on their doors, light torches and set off cannons all night to avoid the "Nian Beast". Early the next morning, "congratulations" could be heard all the time, and the air was filled with the joy of victory over the "Nian Beast" and rebirth.
The lunar calendar new year origin, has the basis, is also rich and
picks the varied fable to be possible to trace to several millenniums
before; Most is famous is "the year beast" fable. "The year beast" is
a cruel terrible wild animal, ancient times the person believed "year
beast" when lunar New Year's Eve night can come out eats the person.
The fable "the year beast" extremely fears red, the flame and quarrels
the mixed sound, the people on paste the red paper in the gate, and
selects the torch all night, is setting off the artillery candle,
avoids "the year beast". To second day early morning, "has
congratulated" the sound to the ear, in the air does not fill the
air is defeating "the year beast" the victory and the rebirth joy.