Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in villages and villages help the old and the young and flee to the deep mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast.
On New Year's Eve this year, people in Taohua Village were helping the elderly and taking care of the young to take refuge in the mountains. An old beggar came from outside the village, only to see him with a cane in his hand, a bag in his arm, and elegant silver whiskers, and his eyes were fixed on Matthew Star.
some villagers closed windows and locked doors, some packed their bags, some herded cattle and drove sheep, and people shouted hiss everywhere, which was a scene of panic. At this time, who has the heart to take care of the begging old man?
Only an old woman at the head of the village gave the old man some food and advised him to go up the mountain quickly to avoid the Nian beast. The old man smiled and said, "If my mother-in-law lets me stay at home for one night, I will definitely drive the Nian beast away.
when the old woman looked closely, she saw that he was young, healthy and vigorous. But she continued to persuade and begged the old man to laugh without saying a word. Mother-in-law had no choice but to leave home and take refuge in the mountains.
At midnight, Nian beast broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from that in previous years: the old woman's house in the east of the village, with red paper on the door and a single fire in the house. "Nian" beast was shaking and gave a long cry.
"Nian" glared at her mother-in-law's house for a moment, and then screamed and rushed over. Near the door, there was a sudden explosion in the courtyard, and Nian trembled and dared not go forward again. It turns out that Nian is most afraid of red, fire and exploding. At this time, my mother-in-law's door was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the hospital. "Nian" was frightened to disgrace and fled in confusion.
The next day was the first day of the first month, and the people who came back from refuge were very surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized and quickly told the villagers about the promise of begging the old man.
The villagers flocked to the old woman's house, only to find red paper stuck on her mother-in-law's door, a pile of unburned bamboo still exploding in the courtyard, and a few red candles still glowing in the room ...
The ecstatic villagers changed their clothes and hats to celebrate the arrival of You Xiang, and went to relatives and friends' homes to congratulate and say hello. The story soon spread in the surrounding villages, and people all knew the way to drive away the "Nian" beast.
Since then, every year on New Year's Eve, every family has posted red couplets and set off firecrackers; Every household is brightly lit by candlelight, and it is better to wait for the new year. In the early morning of the first day, I have to say hello to my relatives and friends.
This custom is spreading more and more widely, and it has become the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Because cereal crops are usually harvested once a year. The "year" was extended to the name of the year.
Although there was a custom of celebrating the Spring Festival in ancient China, it was not called the Spring Festival at that time. Because the Spring Festival mentioned at that time refers to the "beginning of spring" in the 24 solar terms.
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Spring Festival was generally referred to as the whole spring. It is said that it was after the Revolution of 1911 that the Lunar New Year was officially named Spring Festival. Because the solar calendar was to be used at that time, in order to distinguish between agriculture and yang, the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar had to be renamed "Spring Festival".