The origin of the year is 100.

The original concept of "year" is related to the periodicity of crop growth and the labor produced by human beings. People are bound to celebrate the bumper harvest of crops, and over time, it has become a festival.

Therefore, 2008 is a symbol of bumper harvest, the so-called "bumper harvest year". Another legend is that in ancient times, there was a fierce monster called Nian, which was in the deep sea all the year round, but at the turn of the old and the new, it came out to trample on crops and hurt people and animals, and the people complained bitterly.

Once it went to the village to do evil again and was scared away by the red clothes hanging at the door. When I arrived at another place, I was scared by the lights and ran around. So people have mastered the weakness of Nian's fear of sound, red and fire.

At the end of each year, people put up red couplets, set off firecrackers, hang red lights at home, burn wood for fire in the yard, chop vegetables and meat with kitchen knives, make noise, scare Nian back to the sea, and no longer endanger people and animals. Over time, it has become a variety of customs for the New Year. On the first day of New Year's Day, relatives and friends visit each other to congratulate them on not being hurt by the New Year and getting rid of the difficulties of the New Year. Therefore, the New Year in China is also called the Year Pass, which is also the origin of New Year greetings.

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The custom of Spring Festival couplets originated in Fu Tao. According to the Book of Rites, the peach symbol is six inches long and three inches wide, and the names of ghosts and gods Shen Tu and Lei Yu are written on the mahogany board. "On the first day of the first month, peaches are made into households, and immortals are famous, and ghosts are afraid of them." .

"History of the Song Dynasty and Family History of Shu" contains: Meng Chang, the master of the later Shu Dynasty, made the bachelor Xin write a poem entitled Red Board. Because I had nothing to do, I pretended to write a poem, saying,' Spring Festival in Qing Yu, Changchun Festival'. This is China's first Spring Festival couplets. The origin of Spring Festival couplets also means to worship ghosts and gods. But it has nothing to do with monsters.

The custom of New Year in China has evolved for thousands of years. Setting off firecrackers, posting Spring Festival couplets and following the tradition are the most common activities in China during the Spring Festival, which has become one of the symbols of the Chinese nation and has far-reaching influence all over the world. As for its origin and significance, we need to carefully research, seriously think and really judge. The origin of Chinese New Year lies in "happiness" and "celebration", and the origin of setting off firecrackers to stick Spring Festival couplets lies in "doing things in the world" and "respecting ghosts and gods".

During the Chinese New Year, China people are both cheering and afraid of people (ghosts), which is the proper meaning. Maybe we can invent something called Nian Beast, but don't set the plot as "cannibalism" and "luck" (and logically, it is meaningless to put up a pair to scare away monsters), because it is related to the root of China culture.

If the "Nian beast" is set as a pest, it can be said that everyone dares to go out and hunt big prey and go home for the New Year. The skin of the beast is red, and every household sticks it in front of the door, indicating that it has gained a lot, which can reflect that our Chinese nation has always had a brave inheritance. The "Nian beast" had better be a beneficial animal. "Man-eating Nian beast, horrible atmosphere, stupid practices, and the luck of the rest of the life are not conducive to promoting positive energy.

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