The night of the last day of the lunar month every year (usually the 30th, but also the 29th) is called Chinese New Year's Eve, which means "the old year is removed from this night, and the next day is the new year", so on the last night of each year, many families have to prepare a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and set off firecrackers to welcome this moment of farewell and welcome the new. And our country's Nian culture is also very long, and what many people don't know is that in fact, Nian refers to the Year Beast. There is also a very old story about the year.
Once upon a time, there was a monster called Nian, which would come to the world every year on Chinese New Year's Eve and wreak havoc on villages and rob people of food and belongings. People are deeply frightened by this, but there is nothing they can do about it.
Until one day, a young man named Po stepped forward and decided to defeat the Nian Beast. After much hardship, he found a wise man and asked him for advice on how to defeat the young beast. The wise man told him that the Nian Beast, though fierce, had a fatal weakness, and that was its fear of red, fire, and explosions.
Po followed the wise man's advice, and he asked the villagers for some red cloth and lanterns, as well as some firecrackers. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the Nian Beast arrived as scheduled, and when it saw the red lanterns and fabrics, it trembled with fear. Po lit a firecracker, and the sound of the explosion frightened the beast into fleeing in all directions.
Since then, every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, people will hang red lanterns and cloths, set off firecrackers and fireworks to drive away the New Year beasts. These customs have continued to this day and have become an important part of traditional Chinese culture. These New Year customs have also been preserved and passed down to this day.
This legend also conveys an important message: in the face of difficulties and challenges, we must stand up bravely and seek solutions. As long as we have wisdom and courage, we will be able to overcome any difficulty.
Although the story of the year beast and the year is a legend, it is also very similar to the experience faced by the ancestors of our nation in the process of survival, there are too many difficulties in the process of human development, and there are monsters like "year" that threaten the safety of survival, but as long as people are strong and brave enough, they will be able to defeat the New Year. In the process of the struggle between man and the beast, man learns to overcome difficulties with wisdom, and also accumulates valuable experience in the struggle against difficulties, which is where the culture of Nian lies.
New Year culture is a part of traditional culture, and the Spring Festival is the most important festival in our traditional festivals. Family reunion is the biggest theme of the Spring Festival, and happiness and health are the biggest expectations for the New Year. We hope that everyone and every family can reap the harvest of happiness and well-being.
The Year of the Dragon is coming soon, and I wish you all a prosperous future, a prosperous life, and a prosperous career!!