Legend of the origin of New Year's Eve dinner

Legend of the origin of New Year's Eve dinner

According to legend, in ancient times, when food was scarce in the mountains in winter, a monster ran into the village to make trouble. So in winter, everyone is frightened and every village is uneasy. Later, people found that Nian was fierce, but it also had the weakness of being afraid of being red and noisy.

So in winter, the people in the village agreed with each other that big boards painted red were hung on the doors of every household, and the door was burning brightly. At night, everyone didn't sleep, knocking at the door from door to door, and there was huge noise everywhere. Late at night, Nian ran to the entrance of the village and saw red everywhere, bright everywhere and loud noises everywhere. He was very scared, so he quickly turned around and hid in the mountains, and never came out to hurt villagers and animals again.

Later, this custom was passed down from generation to generation, forming the habit of Chinese New Year. In order to celebrate the China New Year, the custom of eating New Year's Eve was handed down.