Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a monster named Xi. This guy is very harmful, especially when he sees beautiful girls, he will act like a spoiled brat at night. Then I have to eat that girl. People hate it, but there is nothing they can do. There was a hunter named Qi Lang. When he saw that people were suffering from Xi, he wanted to get rid of him.

He took the dog everywhere for "Xi", but he couldn't find it. It turned out that "Xi" didn't come out during the day, but came out after sunset to harm people, and disappeared after midnight. No one knew where it lived. Air billow has been looking for "Xi" for a year. It was the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month. That night, "Xi" really came. Air billow released hounds to bite him, while "Xi" struggled with air billow and dogs.

As soon as people heard that there was a fight outside, they all picked up their things and knocked at the door loudly. At this time, "Xi" is a bit overwhelming. I tried to escape, but I didn't know that my hind leg was bitten by a hound. Air billow took the opportunity to shoot with a bow and killed "Xi" with an arrow. Since then, people have called the 30th of the twelfth lunar month "New Year's Eve". On this night, every household should keep watch and shoot guns to drive away the ominous and welcome happiness and auspiciousness.

Second, the custom of New Year's Eve:

Sacrifice: Sacrificing ancestors is the first important event on New Year's Eve. In many parts of our country, on this day, people will put rich meals and lit incense sticks at home, and parents will lead their children to worship. In some rural areas in the north, people burn paper money at home.

2. Have a family reunion dinner: It is also an important custom for the whole family to have a family reunion dinner on New Year's Eve. Chen Jing said that as the most important traditional festival in China, the Spring Festival is a good opportunity for family reunion, especially when many people are getting more and more busy at work.

3, Shounian: Shounian begins with eating New Year's Eve. This New Year's Eve dinner should be eaten slowly. From the time of the Lantern Festival, some people have to eat it until late at night. The custom of observing the old age not only includes the feeling of farewell and nostalgia for the fleeting time, but also expresses the good hope for the coming New Year.

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People's Daily Online-Folklore experts talk about the three customs of New Year's Eve: ancestor worship, reunion dinner and keeping New Year's Eve.