Third grade essay on China's traditional culture (the origin of the new year's money)

In the Spring Festival every year I will receive a lot of money, I used to think that money is a gift from adults to children for the holidays, sometimes I refuse to take, but Grandma said that must be received, I asked her why, she could not explain. Later or mom told me, originally, there is an allusion to it.

Legend has it that a long, long time ago, there was a monster in the sky called the "year", which especially likes to play with children, the lesser of which makes them sick, the heavier of which eats them up, and that every year on New Year's Eve, it has to make a trip to the folklore.

On an ancient mountain, there lived an old couple who had a son in their old age and loved him very much, fearing that he would be harmed in any way.

On the night of New Year's Eve, the old couple, fearing that the "year" would come back to torment their child, did not dare to leave for a moment, and stayed by his side until the middle of the night. At that time, the old couple was also tired, so they took a coin to the child to play.

Just as they were falling asleep, the "year" came again, but it saw the money, and once it saw the money, it stopped teasing the child, and the child was finally safe and sound. The next morning, the old couple know "age" has come, and their children are safe and sound, happy, and from then on, every New Year's Eve they have to give the children money, used to pressure "age". The new year's money, as the name suggests, is the money to press the "age" of the money.

From then on, the custom of giving children the New Year's money on New Year's Eve has been passed down, and on New Year's Eve everyone has to keep watch and wait until the New Year's bell rings. So, there is such a big story about such a small amount of money!