The origin and story of setting off firecrackers in the New Year.

People in China attach great importance to the Spring Festival. Every family will prepare firecrackers in advance during the Spring Festival, especially children like to set off fireworks. But there are some accidents caused by firecrackers every year, and the environmental impact caused by firecrackers is released in major cities? Prohibition? . In fact, setting off firecrackers in the New Year is also derived from ancient fairy tales. Let's take a look at the story of the origin of setting off firecrackers in the New Year.

The custom of setting off firecrackers in the Spring Festival can be said to have a long history. Year? Talk about the origin of. Legend has it that there was a folk cry a long time ago? Year? Fierce animals live in Shener almost all year round, and only go ashore to feed livestock on the 30th of the twelfth lunar month, even killing people.

One night, the monster came to the village again, just as a child was fighting for a bullwhip. Nian beast heard the sound of a whip and turned and ran away in fear. Later, Nian beast went to another village, and a family was brightly lit, which made the monster dizzy and slipped away. So people found that Nian beast was afraid of light, red and noise, and there was a way to resist Nian beast, so the custom of setting off firecrackers and sticking Spring Festival couplets in the New Year evolved.

Although setting off firecrackers in the Spring Festival is a custom that has been circulating for more than 2000 years, it also brings many disadvantages, great security risks and pollutes the environment and air. Therefore, firecrackers are not set off at will as before, especially in cities. There are strict restrictions on setting off fireworks during the Spring Festival.