172 Wei Zi

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Nian beast is actually not a beast. In order to celebrate New Year's Eve, people got the help of a fairy named Nian and drove away "Xi", so there are sayings of New Year's Eve and China New Year. This is another way of saying it. )

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(Nian beast is also called Nian. It is an evil beast in ancient Han myths and legends. According to legend, Nian Beasts attacked villages at midnight at the end of each year in ancient times. All the villages occupied by Nian Beasts were brutally slaughtered, and the horns on their heads were the killing weapons. After the slaughter, Nian beast will eat everyone's head. )

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In order to prevent someone from faking a corpse or getting away with it, Nian beast pretended to leave the village, turned around and slaughtered the survivors, and even made the village shake violently. Even babies and children are not immune. People take advantage of Nian beast's fear of red, loud noise and fire, set off firecrackers and put up couplets to drive Nian beast away. )

? , , ? In order to prevent the harassment of Nian beast again, setting off firecrackers and posting Spring Festival couplets has gradually become a holiday custom, and the Spring Festival has therefore become one of the symbols of the Chinese nation, which has subtly inherited and influenced all over the world. )