The Story of New Year's Eve

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a vicious animal that was so powerful that people called it "Nian".

Nian appeared every 365 days. When the "Nian" came out, it would harm human beings and cause great disasters to people.

The "Nian" came out at night, so people turned out their lights and stayed up all night to avoid disasters. Later, it was discovered that wearing red clothes and burning firecrackers made a loud noise that drove Nian away.

So, at the end of the year, think "year" is about to appear, people will burn firecrackers to ward off evil spirits, and pray for good luck in the coming year. So the custom of setting off firecrackers on New Year's Day has been passed down to this day.

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New Year's Eve taboos

1, the word can not be posted upside down, the door is to welcome the blessing of the place, the word should be posted. The place where the word of blessing is pasted upside down is usually the water tank, garbage can.

2, avoid pouring sewage, pouring garbage, throwing debris, sweeping, spilling water, defecating. It is said that this will accidentally spilled on the gods, if the gods are annoyed will descend on people.

3, whether or not the New Year's Eve, the lights in the house should not be turned off, and should be kept on all night long, signifying a bright future in the coming year.

4, remember to pay off your debts before the year, if you already owe for the New Year, you can't go to the door to collect your debts from the first day to the fifth day of the year.

5, avoid saying unlucky words.

6, during the New Year fish is a necessary dish, said "surplus". Eat fish, you should leave the head and tail do not eat, which means that the coming year not only eat and wear, there is a surplus.