New year's eve custom

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New Year's Eve is the eve of the Spring Festival and the most important traditional festival in China. As a family reunion day, people all over the country will go home to reunite with their families. The customs of New Year's Eve are very rich.

In ancient times, it was found that Nian beast was most afraid of red and sound when driving away. Therefore, red couplets are posted and firecrackers are set off every New Year's Eve. On New Year's Eve, the elders will give some lucky money to the younger generation. The ancients were very particular about lucky money. They put on various shapes of Daxin copper coins with red ropes, and some even put on hundreds of copper coins to show "long life". On New Year's Eve, many children will stay with adults until the early hours of the morning and will not fall asleep until the Spring Festival. Sticking blessings is also a traditional custom on New Year's Eve. In many places, there is a tradition of putting the word "blessing" upside down, indicating that the blessing has arrived.