How did the Chinese New Year come about, the legend of the New Year Beast (in Chinese and English)

How did the Chinese New Year come about, what is the year and what are the legends?

According to legend, the New Year's Beast has a big head and a small body, and is more than ten feet long, with eyes like bronze bells, coming and going like the wind; when it wails, it makes the sound of "Nian ~", so it is called the New Year's Beast.

In ancient times, every year-end midnight, the beast will attack the village, where the beast is occupied by the village suffered a brutal massacre, the head of the horns is a weapon.

People take advantage of the three major weaknesses of the beast of the year, put firecrackers (which will scare the beast), stick spring couplets, to drive away the attack of the beast. In order to prevent the beast from being harassed again, firecrackers and spring scrolls gradually became a festive custom, and the Spring Festival became one of the symbols of the Chinese nation.

When the beast was driven away, people would always be happy to each other, "and survived a year." The saying "New Year's Day" came into being, and the custom of celebrating New Year's Day emerged.

Below is a brief description of the origin of "New Year" in Chinese and English:

The legend of ?Chinese ?new year

The legend of the origin of Chinese New Year

Long long ago in China,

Long long ago in China,

there was а beast, Nina.

In long long long ago in China, there was a monster called "Nian".

I am Nian.

I have sharp teeth and giant claws.

I have sharp teeth and giant claws.

People are scared of Nian.

People are scared of Nian.

So I would sneak into the village

and scared everyone.

But I am scared of three things:

loud noises, fire and the color red.

But I am scared of three things: noises, fire and the color red.

Let's fight back!

Let's fight back!

L et's beat the drum!

Let's beat the drum!

Let's set off firecrackers

Let's set off firecrackers!

Let's wear the color red!

Let's wear red!

Nian ran away and never came back.

Nian ran away and never came back.

People celebrated this day every year.

People celebrate this day every year.

This is the origin of the Spring Festival.

This is the origin of the Spring Festival.

This is the origin of the Spring Festival.