What is the origin and legend of the Spring Festival?

There is a legend about the origin of the Spring Festival. In ancient China, there was a monster called Nian, who lived under the sea for many years and climbed ashore every New Year's Eve. People fled to the deep mountains to avoid the harm of Nian beast.

Then one year on New Year's Eve, an old man outside the village told people how to drive away Nian beast. It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. Since then, every year on New Year's Eve, every family has posted red couplets and set off firecrackers. Every household has a bright candlelight, so it is better to wait for the New Year. In the early morning of the first day, I want to say hello to my relatives and friends. This custom spread more and more widely and became the Spring Festival.

Social Effects of Spring Festival

Chinese New Year is a concentrated expression of people's annual consumption. With the emergence of new consumption concepts, the Spring Festival is not only a "New Year" in the traditional sense, but also a "shutter" that drives the market economy. People began to turn from the traditional festival busyness to a new celebration trend. The "Spring Festival Economy" has injected new vitality into the lives of ordinary people.

Although it is impossible for everyone to wait until the New Year to put on new clothes and enjoy delicious food, it is still an eternal holiday tradition of the Chinese nation to buy new year's goods, honor the elders and care for the younger generation. ?