Why can't I turn off the lights and sleep at night?

This is a Chinese New Year custom in China.

According to folk fairy tales, the reason for lighting a lamp all night is actually to drive away the monster Nian, because Nian is a monster that can bring disaster and bad luck, and it will also hurt people's lives. What Nian was afraid of was the sound of firecrackers and the brightness of lights. So in order to ensure the safety of the family, people will light the lights all night.

In addition to the so-called fairy tales, the greater reason why people don't turn off the lights at 3 nights is the custom of "keeping watch over the old age". "Watching the Year", also called "Enduring the Year", is a custom that we have maintained for a long time, and "burning the lights to shine on the Year" is an activity of "Watching the Year", that is, on New Year's Eve, all the lights at home are lit, and the whole family gets together to spend the New Year and welcome a new life.