It's the end of the year, and on the day of the New Year, every household is very busy decorating with lanterns, removing old cloths, wearing new clothes, pasting Spring Festival couplets, and lighting red candles.
As for the origin of this festive day, there is a horrifying legend that is often passed down by word of mouth.
Every time a new year comes, a ferocious beast will appear, named "Nian". It is huge in stature, has four horns on its head, has a golden mane and red hair, and has a ferocious light in its eyes. It is extremely ferocious. They will appear every time during the New Year, wreaking havoc on fields and crops, devouring pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep, and even cannibalism.
Later, Ziwei Xingjun heard about this, rescued the people, and drove away the Nian beast for people. He also told people that the Nian beast was naturally afraid of red, fire, and crackling firecrackers.
People follow the teachings and take it seriously, so on the last day of every year, they always prepare three things: "red paper, candlelight, and firecrackers" to drive away the Nian beast.
Up to now, people no longer know whether this legend is true or false. It has been passed down orally like this and has been followed year by year to this day.
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Purpose: New Year's greetings