According to legend, in ancient China, there was a monster called "Nian", with a long head and antennae, and it was extremely fierce. "Nian" has lived deep at the bottom of the sea for many years, and only climbs ashore on Chinese New Year's Eve, swallowing livestock and harming human lives. Therefore, on Chinese New Year's Eve, people in villages and villages have to help the old and young flee to the mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast.
On Chinese New Year's Eve this year, the people of Peach Blossom Village are preparing to help the old and the young take refuge in the mountains. At this time, an old man begging came from outside the village, and the villagers were packing up at that time, and no one cared about the old man who was begging. Only an old woman from the east end of the village came up to him, gave him a little food, and said, "Run away!" The Year Beast is coming. The old uncle smiled and said, "If my mother-in-law asks me to stay at your house for one night, I will definitely be able to drive the 'Nian Beast' away." The old woman continued to persuade him, begging the old man to laugh and not say anything. The mother-in-law had no choice but to leave him and go up the mountain to take refuge.
In the middle of the night, the "Nian" beast broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: it saw the old woman's house in the east of the village, the door was pasted with big red paper, and the candles in the house were bright. The "Nian" beast trembled, screamed strangely, and pounced on the old woman's house. When he was about to reach the door, there was a sudden explosion sound of "crackling" in the courtyard, and "Nian" was frightened and didn't dare to go forward. It turns out that "Nian" is most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, the door of my mother-in-law's house was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the courtyard. "Nian" was shocked and fled in embarrassment.
The next day was the first day of the first lunar month, and the people who had returned from evacuation were surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized, and hurriedly told the villagers the promise of begging the old man. So, the villagers flocked to the old woman's house, only to see the mother-in-law's door pasted with red paper, a pile of unburned bamboo in the yard was still "rattling, and a few red candles in the house......In order to celebrate the auspicious arrival, the ecstatic villagers changed into new clothes and hats, and went to the homes of relatives and friends to say hello. The news soon spread through the surrounding villages, and the people knew how to drive away the Nian beast.
Since then, every Chinese New Year's Eve, every family will post red couplets, set off firecrackers, and every household will be lit with candles. Early in the morning of the first day of the new year, I have to go to my relatives and friends to say hello. Later, this custom spread more and more widely, and gradually became the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation.
In addition to the above, there are many customs of the New Year, such as: pasting window flowers, pasting New Year's pictures, eating dumplings, pressing New Year's money, etc. I like to set off firecrackers with my children, and I have an early Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the evening, so I take the firecrackers and run out of the door. Accompanied by our cheers, fireworks flew into the air one by one, lighting up the beautiful sky. There is another tradition that we like the most, that is, during the Spring Festival, we will all receive red envelopes from our elders, indicating that we will live every day smoothly in the coming year.
Hope, hope, the New Year is finally coming, and with the ringing of the clock, we have ushered in a beautiful traditional festival - the New Year. I shouted excitedly, "It's the New Year!" It's the New Year! "Ahh What a wonderful New Year! I ran back and forth from home excitedly, unable to contain my joy.
When I ran to the balcony, suddenly, fireworks flew into the sky, and in an instant, they exploded, and the sky was full of flowers. Some resemble silver shooting stars, some resemble colorful flowers, and some resemble orange coats. Too many beautiful things! Before the Chinese New Year, every household was lit up in front of the door, and my family was no exception. Early in the morning, Mom and Dad are very busy. I saw my mother neatly scrubbing the tables and chairs, doors and windows, and floors, and the inside and outside of the room were scrubbed by my mother to shine, and the most amazing thing was that the glass was polished brightly, as if there was no glass. Look at Dad again, carefully use transparent tape to paste the Spring Festival couplets on the wall of the gate, not to the left, not to the right, not to the right, not to deviate, no, Dad's technique of pasting the Spring Festival couplets is first-class. Standing next to me, I was dumbfounded as I watched my parents move. In a short time, the home was completely new. On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, every family has to eat a New Year's meal to represent the reunion of the year. The reunion of the family often makes the elders of the family feel comforted and satisfied spiritually, and the elderly see that the children and grandchildren are full of children, and the family is happy to be happy in the past. The younger generation can also take this opportunity to express their gratitude to their parents for their nurturing grace. After the New Year's dinner, the family gets together to celebrate the arrival of the new year. On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, there are fire trees and silver flowers that never sleep, and every house is brightly lit, flowers are everywhere, and firecrackers are sounded. On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, a whip is also released, called "travel", which represents the beginning of the year. On the first and second days of junior high school, families will visit relatives, ask questions everywhere, pay New Year's greetings, and visit the door. After the younger generation gets up, they should first greet the elders and wish them a long and healthy life and all the best. After the elders are worshipped, they should distribute the "New Year's money" prepared in advance to the younger generations to represent the peace of the year. New Year's greetings are also a way for relatives and friends to express their best wishes to each other. On the morning of the first day of the new year, there is also a hanging whip, which is to hang the door cannon, is an open firecracker, in order to pray for the bamboo to report peace, the picture is auspicious, on behalf of the good start!
New year! Happy New Year, Happy New Year, New Year loved by everyone, New Year in my eyes, I love you! You're really—it's wonderful!