Has the beast started in 2023?

A long time ago, there was a monster named "Xi", who came out to hurt people every year, and even the kitchen god who protected the people could do nothing. Nian beast is a demon in folk myths and legends. From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, myths, strange tales, legends and anecdotes were recorded, such as Searching for Ji Shen and Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio.

According to legend, in ancient times, at the end of the year and midnight, Nian beast would attack villages. All villages occupied by Nian beast suffered cruel things, and the horns on their heads were weapons. Even babies and children are not immune. People use these two weaknesses of Nian beast to set off firecrackers and put up Spring Festival couplets to drive away Nian beast's attack.

Legend of the year

It is said that Nian beast has a big head and a small body, more than ten feet long, and its eyes are like two bells, coming and going like the wind. It makes the sound of "Nian ~" when it barks, hence the name "Nian Beast". Over time, people gradually found that Nian beast was afraid of three things, namely, red, fire and loud noise. So people will get together on New Year's Eve, put up red paper, hang red lanterns, set off firecrackers and so on, in order to drive away Nian beast.

After the animals are driven away, people always say happily to each other, "It's been another year." Slowly, there is a saying of Chinese New Year, and there is a custom of Chinese New Year. However, villagers in some places don't know that Nian beast is afraid of red and is often eaten by Nian beast. This story was later spread to the sky of Wei Zi Xing Jun. In order to save people, he is determined to destroy Nian beast. One year the beast came out, knocked it down with a fireball and chained it to a stone pillar with a thick chain.