The story of nian beast

(1) What are the stories about Nian beast?

On the last night of every year, Nian will appear everywhere to eat people, but people who know nothing will often be eaten by Nian in a muddle. According to the legend of Nian beast, many people are looking for Nian's weakness. But Nian is invulnerable, and even the sharpest knife can't get in a centimeter, so every year, many people will be eaten by Nian, so people will flee far away, not by recent years, for fear of being eaten by Nian.

One day last year, an old man came to a village. He is very hungry. An old woman gave him some food. The old man said, "Thank you for the food." Grandma said; "When you have finished eating, follow people to the mountain!"

The old man said, "I can help you get rid of Nian beast." The old woman was very surprised and said, "Why don't you run away?" She begged the old man not to talk. Grandma had no choice but to take people to the mountains to take refuge.

It's time for the new year. Broke into the village in. It found that there was no one in the village, with red paper on grandma's door and candlelight in the room. Nian felt very strange, glared at him and rushed over at once. When I arrived at the door, all kinds of scary explosions suddenly came from the yard. Nian was too scared to go any further.

It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, grandma's door was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the hospital. In 2000, he had to flee to his residence empty-handed. The people who came back from refuge were very surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman remembered the old man and quickly told the villagers what the old man said.

The villagers went to grandma's house together, only to see red paper on grandma's door, and a pile of unburned bamboo and some red candles in the yard. In order to celebrate the auspicious arrival, villagers who know how to deal with the New Year have put on new clothes and hats to congratulate their relatives and friends. The story soon spread in the surrounding villages, and people knew the way to drive away Nian beast.

(2) The legend of Nian beast

According to legend, there was a monster named Nian in ancient China, with long tentacles and a ferocious face. Nian lived on the seabed for many years, and climbed ashore every New Year's Eve, eating livestock and hurting people's lives. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in the village fled to the deep mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast. ; ; ; ; ; ; On New Year's Eve this year, people in Taohua Village were taking refuge in the mountains when an old beggar came from outside the village. He was leaning on crutches, carrying a bag on his arm, with elegant silver whiskers and staring at Matthew. Some villagers sealed windows and locked doors, some packed their bags, some herded cattle and drove sheep, and people shouted hisses everywhere, which was a scene of panic. At this time, who still has the mind to take care of this begging old man? ; Only an old woman in the village east gave the old man some food and suggested that he go up the mountain quickly to avoid the "Nian" beast. The old man smiled and said, "If my mother-in-law lets me stay at home for one night, I will definitely drive the Nian beast away." When the old woman looked at him carefully, she found that he was young, healthy, energetic and had an extraordinary world outlook. But she continued to persuade and begged the old man to laugh without saying a word. My mother-in-law had no choice but to leave home and take refuge in the mountains. At midnight, Nian beast broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: the old woman's house at the east end of the village had red paper on the door and bright candles in the room. The beast Nian trembled and let out a long whistle. Nian stared at her mother-in-law's house for a while, then screamed and rushed over. As we approached the door, there was a sudden explosion in the yard. Nian trembled and dared not go any further. It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, my mother-in-law's door was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the hospital. "Nian" was frightened to disgrace and fled in confusion. ; ; ; ; ; ; The next day was the first day of the first month, and the people who came back from refuge were very surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized and quickly told the villagers the promise of begging for the elderly. Villagers flocked to the old woman's house, only to find red paper on her mother-in-law's door, a pile of unburned bamboo still exploding in the yard, and several red candles in the house still glowing ...; In order to celebrate the auspicious arrival, ecstatic villagers put on new clothes and hats one after another and went to their relatives and friends' homes to congratulate and say hello. The story soon spread in the surrounding villages, and people knew the way to drive away the "Nian" beast. ; ; ; ; ; ; 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 has spread more and more widely, and has become the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The origin of this year's Chinese New Year is Lunar New Year's Eve. Everyone will have a happy New Year, but I'm afraid many people don't know the origin of the New Year. I'll tell you today! According to legend, in ancient times, there was a monster called Nian, with a long and sharp head and fierce abnormality. I have been living at the bottom of the sea for years, and I will climb ashore to devour livestock on New Year's Eve, hurting people's lives. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, everyone helps the old and takes care of the young, and escapes to the mountains to avoid the injury of the year. Until one New Year's Eve, when everyone fled the village as usual, a white-haired old man stayed. When Nian was about to break into the village and wreak havoc, there was a burst of firecrackers. Nian trembled and never dared to enter the village again. Then the white-haired old man appeared in front of Nian in robes and Nian ran away in panic. It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. From then on, every New Year's Eve, every household posted red couplets and set off firecrackers, and every household was brightly lit. Finally, it has evolved into the most solemn traditional festival in China: Chinese New Year is basically a saying.

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(3) The origin of the Spring Festival. The story about Nian beast.

1, Spring Festival refers to the traditional Chinese New Year in the cultural circle of Chinese characters. Traditional names are New Year, New Year and New Year, but they are also verbally called New Year, Celebrating New Year and China New Year. In ancient times, the Spring Festival refers to the beginning of spring in the solar terms and is also regarded as the beginning of a year. Later, it was changed to the first day of the first lunar month as the New Year.

It won't end until at least the fifteenth day of the first month (Shangyuan Festival). The Spring Festival, commonly known as the "New Year Festival", is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation. Before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Spring Festival dates of different dynasties were different. Since the first year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the first month of the summer calendar (lunar calendar) has been the beginning of a year, and the date of the Spring Festival has been fixed and has continued to this day.

19 1 1 After the Revolution of 1911, the Gregorian calendar was used to calculate the year, so it was called "New Year's Day" on the Gregorian calendar 1 and "Spring Festival" on the first day of the first lunar month.

2. According to legend, there was a monster named Nian in ancient China, with long tentacles and a ferocious face. Nian lived on the seabed for many years, and climbed ashore every New Year's Eve, eating livestock and hurting people's lives. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in the village fled to the deep mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast.

On New Year's Eve this year, people in Taohua Village were taking refuge in the mountains when an old beggar came from outside the village. He was leaning on crutches, carrying a bag on his arm, with elegant silver whiskers and staring at Matthew. Some villagers sealed windows and locked doors, some packed their bags, some herded cattle and drove sheep, and people shouted hisses everywhere, which was a scene of panic. At this time, who still has the mind to take care of this begging old man?

Only an old woman in the village east gave the old man some food and suggested that he go up the mountain quickly to avoid the "Nian" beast. The old man smiled and said, "If my mother-in-law lets me stay at home for one night, I will definitely drive the Nian beast away.

When the old woman looked at him carefully, she found that he was young, healthy, energetic and had an extraordinary world outlook. But she continued to persuade and begged the old man to laugh without saying a word. My mother-in-law had no choice but to leave home and take refuge in the mountains.

At midnight, Nian beast broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: the old woman at the east end of the village had red paper on her door and the room was brightly lit. The beast Nian trembled and let out a long whistle. Nian stared at her mother-in-law's house for a while, then screamed and rushed over. As we approached the door, there was a sudden explosion in the yard. Nian trembled and dared not go any further.

It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, my mother-in-law's door was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the hospital. "Nian" was frightened to disgrace and fled in confusion.

The next day was the first day of the first month, and the people who came back from refuge were very surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized and quickly told the villagers the promise of begging for the elderly. Villagers flocked to the old woman's house, only to find red paper on her mother-in-law's door, a pile of unburned bamboo still exploding in the yard, and several red candles still glowing in the house.

In order to celebrate the auspicious arrival, ecstatic villagers put on new clothes and hats one after another and went to their relatives and friends' homes to congratulate and say hello. The story soon spread in the surrounding villages, and people knew the way to drive away the "Nian" beast.

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 has spread more and more widely, and has become the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China.

(3) Extended reading of Nian beast stories:

The customs of the Spring Festival

1, Happy New Year

When paying New Year greetings during the Spring Festival, the younger generation should first pay New Year greetings to their elders and wish them health and longevity. The elders can distribute the lucky money prepared in advance to the younger generation. It is said that lucky money can kill evil spirits, because "old" and "special" are homophonic, and the younger generation can spend a year safely with lucky money. There are two kinds of lucky money, one is to put colored rope in the shape of Jackie Chan at the foot of the bed, which was recorded in Yanjing.

The other is the most common, that is, parents wrap the money distributed to their children in red paper. Lucky money can be given in public after the younger generation pays New Year's greetings, or it can be secretly put under the child's pillow by parents when the child falls asleep on New Year's Eve. It is still very popular for elders to give lucky money to younger generations.

2. Post Spring Festival couplets

Spring Festival couplets are also called door couplets, spring stickers, couplets, couplets and peach symbols. They depict the background of the times and express good wishes with neat, dual, concise and delicate words, which are unique literary forms in China.

Every Spring Festival, no matter in urban or rural areas, every household should choose a pair of red Spring Festival couplets and stick them on the door to add festive atmosphere to the festival. This custom began in the Song Dynasty and was popular in the Ming Dynasty. By the Qing Dynasty, the ideological and artistic quality of Spring Festival couplets had been greatly improved. Liang Zhangju's monograph Poetry of Spring Festival couplets discusses the origin of couplets and the characteristics of various works.

There are many kinds of Spring Festival couplets, which can be divided into door heart, frame pair, cross string, spring strip and bucket square according to the place of use. The "door core" is attached to the center of the upper end of the door panel; The "door frame pair" is attached to the left and right door frames; "Cross-dressing" is posted on the crossbar of the door; "Spring strips" are posted in corresponding places according to different contents; "Dou Jin", also known as "door leaf", is a square diamond, often attached to furniture and screen walls.

(4) The story of Nian beast

A long time ago, there was a monster named "Xi" who came out to hurt people every year. Even the Kitchen God, who protected the common people, could do nothing, so the Kitchen God invited a prodigy named Nian, who was very powerful and wiped out the beast with red silk and bamboo poles crackling in the fire. This day happens to be the last day of the twelfth lunar month.

In order to thank and commemorate the New Year, people call the last day of the lunar calendar "New Year's Eve" and the first day "New Year's Day". The people hope that every household will have red silk and firecrackers in their hands during the New Year, so the red silk and bamboo poles burned in the fire gradually evolved into red couplets and firecrackers that every household has during the New Year. This legend about the year can be said to be clear and orderly.