The Story of Nian Beast The Origin of Spring Festival

Legend has it that in ancient China, there was a monster called Nian, with sharp horns on its head, which was fierce and unusual. Nian was a beast hidden deep in the sea. Every 30th, it crawled ashore to devour livestock, which endangered people's lives. So every 30th, people in every village and village turned to help and fled to the mountains to avoid the harm of Nian. It's New Year's Eve again. As in previous years, the villagers are busy packing their things and preparing to flee to the mountains. At this time, an old man with white hair came to the east of the village. The old man with white hair told a woman that as long as he stayed at her house for one night, he could drive the "Nian" beast away.

Legend has it that in ancient China, there was a monster named Nian, with a long and sharp head, which was extremely fierce. Trapped at the bottom of the sea in. Every New Year's Eve, he goes ashore and devours livestock, endangering human life. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, the villagers will help and flee to the mountains to avoid the injury of Nian. It's New Year's Eve again, and the villagers, like the old people, are busy packing up and preparing to flee to the mountains. At this time, an old man with white hair came to Dongtou Village. The white-haired old man told a woman that as long as she stayed at her house for one night, she could drive the Nian beast away.

People don't believe it. The old woman advised him to go up the mountain to avoid it, but the old man insisted on staying. When they saw it, they advised him not to live, so they went up the mountain to avoid it. When the "Nian" beast was ready to break into the village like the previous Nian beast, suddenly there was firecrackers. The "Nian" beast trembled and never dared to go forward again. It turned out that the "Nian" beast was most afraid of red, fire and explosion.

People don't believe it. The old lady advised him to go up the mountain to avoid it, but the old man insisted on staying. When the crowd saw him and advised him not to live, they went up the mountain to escape. Nian Beast was ready to rush into the village as usual, when firecrackers suddenly came, Nian Beast trembled and never dared to come out again. It turns out that Nian beast is most afraid of red, fire and explosion.

At this moment, the door opened and I saw an old man in a stretched robe laughing in the yard. Nian beast was frightened and fled in panic. The next day, when people returned to the village from the mountains and found that the village was safe and sound, they suddenly realized that the old man with white hair was a fairy who helped everyone banish the "Nian" beast, and people also discovered three magic weapons for the old man with white hair to banish the "Nian" beast. From then on, every New Year's Eve, the family posted red couplets and set off firecrackers, and every household was brightly lit.

At this moment, the door opened and saw an old man smiling with his robe stretched out in the yard. Nian beast got a fright and ran away in a panic. The next day, people came back to the village from the mountain and found that the village was safe and sound, only to find that the white-haired old man helped everyone exile Nian beast. People also found that the white-haired old man used three magic weapons to exile Nian beast. From then on, every year on New Year's Eve, every household posted red couplets and set off firecrackers, and every household was brightly lit.

The above probably introduced the origin of Nian beast.