In ancient times, there was a kind of beast called "year", with the head long antennae and fierce and abnormal. Long years of hiding the sea, every new year's Eve just climbed out, devouring livestock harm human life. Therefore, every new year's Eve, people help the aged and the young stockaded village fled to the mountains to escape the "in" the beast. One year on New Year's Eve, the old man begged from the village. The villagers rush to a panic scene, only village as an old woman gave the old man some food, and urged him to speed up the mountain to escape the "year" beast, the old man pulled up to the mustache smiled: "if her mother let me stay at home one night, I put the" year "beast away." The old woman continued to persuade the old man to laugh without saying.
In the middle of the night, the "year" beast ran into the village. It found that the village atmosphere, unlike in previous years: the village head wife's husband's family, the door sticks and lit candles inside the house. "Year" beast tremble, a strange sound. Close to the door, the hospital suddenly heard "bang bang flap", "year" shuddered and didn't dare to move forward. Originally, the "year" fear red flames. At this time, her mother-in-law's door open, wearing only a hospital Dahongpao elderly laughter. "Year" limped jump be frightened and change color. The second day was the first of the first month of the month. The people who had returned from the refugees were surprised to see the village unscathed. At this time, the wife of the wife suddenly realized, hurried to the villagers to tell the people of the pledges to beg for the elderly. It was soon spread out in the surrounding villages, and people knew the way to drive the "year" beasts. Since then the annual New Year's Eve, every family to paste the red antithetical couplet, firecrackers; household candles lit, shougeng for years. Day morning, take a friend congratulate. The custom became more and more popular and became the most popular traditional festival in China.
