The Origin of New Year's Day in China (about 100 words)

According to legend, during the prosperous period of ancient Yao and Shun more than 4,000 years ago, Emperor Yao worked diligently and loved the people when he was in power, and he did many good things and was deeply loved by the people. However, due to his son's incompetence, he did not pass the throne of "emperor" to his son, but to Shun, who has both ability and political integrity. Yao said to Shun, "You must succeed on New Year's Day in the future, and you will be relieved when I die." Later, Shun passed the throne to Yu, who made great contributions to flood control. Yu also loves the people and has done many good things for the people like Shun, so he is very popular. Later, people took the day of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth and the first emperor after Yao's death as the beginning of the year, and called the first day of the first month "New Year's Day".