Swire period, there is a fierce monster, scattered in the mountain forests, the people they called "years". The morphology ferocious, brutal nature, people talk about "the" colors. People do not know the animal was afraid of the red, the animals are often eaten. It then spread to the heaven of Ziwei there, in order to save his people andto the eradication of the beast. One year, his beast coming out of the question, will it down with the ball, and then rough chains will be locked in stoneon it. From then on, people know Nian was afraid of the red, be afraid of light, afraid of sound, each to the end of the beginning of the year, every household will stick red paper, wearing a red robe, hanging red lanterns, drums, firecrackers, so the beast dare not come again.
Later, every new year, people always have to burn incense, please ZIWEIXING lower bound to maintain peace.This phenomenon has become a continuous spread of the "new year" and "new" customs.
翻译：太古时期,有一种凶猛的怪兽,散居在深山密林中,人们管它们叫“年”.“年”的形貌狰狞,生性凶残,让人谈“年”色变.人们不知年兽怕红,常常被年兽吃掉.这事后来传到天上的紫微那儿,他为了拯救人们,决心消灭年兽.有一年,他待年兽出来时,就用火球将它击倒,再用粗铁链将它锁在石柱上.从此,人们知道年兽怕红、怕光、怕响声,每至年末岁首,家家户户就贴红纸、穿红袍、挂红灯、敲锣打鼓、燃放爆竹,这样年兽就不敢再来了.
后来,每到过年,人们总要烧香,请紫微星下界来保平安.这种现象逐渐蔚成了绵绵相传的“过年”和“拜年”的风俗.
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