most important for Chinese The holiday around the world is undoubtedly Chinese New Year - - and it all started out of fear.
The centuries-old legend on the origins of the New Year celebration varies from teller to teller, but they all include a mythical story of a terrible monster who preyed on villagers. The lion-like monster's name was Nian (年), which is also the word for "year Chinese. "
All The stories also include a wise old man who counsels the villagers to ward off the evil Nian by making loud noises with drums and firecrackers and hanging red paper cutouts and scrolls on their doors because for some reason, the Nian is scared of the color red.
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