The source of new year's eve

The origin of new year's eve--banishment in the pre-qin period. According to Lu Chunqiu Ji, the ancients used drums to drive away the "plague god" on the day before the New Year, which is the origin of the "New Year's Eve" festival. It is said that the name "New Year's Eve" was first mentioned in historical books such as "Local Customs" written in the Western Jin Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty.