Why don't you turn off the lights at home on New Year's Eve?

In fact, this is related to the ancient customs handed down, because the New Year's Eve this rule is from a very early time to come, when people are said to be New Year's Eve there will be a New Year's Eve beasts , and to avoid the New Year's Eve beasts can not be turned off the lights, is such a traditional story, has been continued to the present.

The story goes that a long time ago, there was a terrible beast living in the distant mountains, and every year on New Year's Eve, he would come out of the mountains to eat the people in the village. The beast would make a sound like "New Year" every time it appeared, so the villagers called it "New Year's Beast". It was so powerful that nothing could harm it, so the villagers avoided it.

Every year on New Year's Eve, people would be very scared and hide at home, so New Year's Eve is also called "New Year's Eve". When the day passed safely, it meant that another year had passed, that is, the New Year. After a period of time, the villagers realized that the New Year's beast is not indestructible, he is only afraid of three things - red, loud noise and fire. So every New Year's Eve, every family put up red paper and firecrackers to drive away the beast.

But the villagers were still afraid that the New Year's beast would attack them in the middle of the night. So they light candles in their homes and keep the whole family together to celebrate the New Year. Because the New Year's beast is especially afraid of fire, so naturally it will not attack the family. Over time, families have developed the traditional custom of lighting lanterns on New Year's Eve. Even now, we all know that the beast does not exist, but still continue this traditional culture.