New Year's legend

According to legend, in ancient China, there was a monster named "Year" with a long tentacles and fierce anomalies. The "year" is deep in the sea for many years, and it only climbs ashore on the last day of the year, and devours livestock to kill people. Therefore, on the last day of the year, people in the villages and villages help the old and flee to the mountains to avoid the "year" beasts.

On the last day of the year, people in Taohua Village were rushing to take refuge in the mountains. From the outside of the village, a man who was begging for beggars saw his handcuffs, his arms and pockets, and the silver whiskers were flowing. Some folks have closed windows and locked doors, some packed up, some have cattle and sheep, and people everywhere shouted horses, a scene of rushing panic. At this time, who still has the heart to care for the beggar old man. Only the old woman in the east of the village gave the old man some food and advised him to go up the mountain to avoid the "year" beast. The old man smiled and said: "If my mother-in-law let me stay at home for one night, I must take the "year" beast away." The old woman looked at him with amazement, and saw his crane hair and spirit, and his spirit was extraordinary. But she still continues to persuade, begging the old man to laugh and not speak. The mother-in-law was helpless and had to leave her home and go to the mountain to take refuge.

In the middle of the night, "year" the beast entered the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from that of previous years: the village’s old-time old woman’s house, the door was covered with red paper, and the house was full of candles. "Year" the beast screamed and screamed. "Year" glared at the mother-in-law's house for a moment, then screamed and rushed. When I approached the door, there was a sudden sound of "砰砰啪啪" in the courtyard. "Year" was shuddering and I dared not go forward. It turns out that the "year" is most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, the mother-in-law’s door opened wide, and I saw a man in the hospital wearing a red robe laughing. The "year" was shocked and the wolf escaped.

The next day was the first day of the first month. People who came back from the refuge were very surprised to see the village safe and sound. At this time, the old woman realized suddenly and quickly told the villagers about the promise of begging the old man. The villagers embraced the old woman's house together, and saw the red paper on the door of the mother-in-law. A pile of unburned bamboo in the courtyard was still sizzling, and several red candles in the house were still shining... In order to celebrate the auspicious coming, the mad folks have changed their clothes and put on new hats, and they have to say hello to their relatives and friends. This matter quickly spread in the surrounding villages, and people all know how to drive away the "night" beast.

Since then, people have called this day New Year's Eve.

From then on every New Year's Eve, every family posted red couplets and firecrackers; the households were brightly lit and stayed older. In the early morning of the first day of the morning, I would like to say goodbye to my friends. This custom has become more and more widely spread and has become the most traditional traditional festival of Chinese folks, "New Year."

Jilin Changchun Kuancheng Liuying National Primary School Grade 5: Tian Wei