The origin of the traditional New Year's Eve Festival is 50 words.

The Spring Festival originated from the ancient wax festival, which has a history of 4,000 to 5,000 years. It is used to worship the Saturnalia, the Hundred Gods and their ancestors. When the wax ends in spring, people will kill livestock, sacrifice ancestors and heaven, and pray for a good weather, no disasters and a good harvest in the new year.

According to folklore, during the Spring Festival, a wild animal named Nian, also known as Xi, will appear in winter. Nian beast comes and goes once a year. This day is called "Chinese New Year" (the year has come), and the evening of Chinese New Year is called "New Year's Eve" (except at night). Nian beast "Xi" is very fierce, walking around in the middle of the night eating people. In order to avoid Nian beast, the ancestors of Yanhuang reunited with their families and sat together to resist Nian beast.

Because the Nian beast comes once a year, the ancestors of Yanhuang have explored the tricks of struggle in countless struggles. Although the Nian beast is fierce, it is afraid of red, fire and loud noise.

So every household sticks red couplets at the door, lights bonfires and sets off firecrackers at the door. Nian beast saw the red couplets posted on other people's doors, the doors were booming, firecrackers were ringing, and they would also pay a New Year call to their elders, so they drove Nian beast away.