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Culture Corner
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The Origin of the Spring Festival
The Spring festival is the oldest traditional
festival in China, but not many people know
the origin (起源) and story behind it. Many
existing customs and activities of the festival
actually can be traced back to a popular story
of a monster (怪物), Nian, which helps to
explain why and how the festival is celebrated.
It is widely believed that the word Nian,
was first the name of the monster. It always came on the first day
of New Year to kill animals and people. However, one day Nian was
scared away (吓跑) by a boy who happened to be in red clothes.
Therefore, in preparation for the New Year,
people began to buy new red clothes, hang red
lanterns and paste (粘贴) red spring couplets
on doors. They also lit fireworks to scare Nian
away. From then on, Nian never came back
again.
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