Legend has it that long ago, Nian was not a festival, but a monster living in the deep sea. It has sharp horns on its head and sharp teeth in its mouth, which is fierce and unusual. Every year on New Year's Eve, Nian will run out, and wherever he goes, people and animals will die under his sharp teeth and claws.

The next day is the first day of the first month, and the villagers who came back from refuge thought: The old man with white beard must have been eaten by the fierce Nian beast. They rushed to the old woman's house together, only to find red paper on her mother-in-law's door, a pile of unburned bamboo still exploding in the yard, and several red candles still glowing in the house. To their surprise, the old man with white beard was safe and sound, and then everyone suddenly realized. It turned out that he was the fairy who helped everyone drive out the Nian beast. The old man told everyone that Nian animals are afraid of red, light and noise, so they stick red paper, wear red robes, light candles and set off firecrackers.

We basically kept the tradition of Chinese New Year. With the spread, some Spring Festival articles have been given more meanings. For example, red represents celebration, joy, happiness and auspiciousness. Therefore, red lanterns will be hung on holidays, and careful children may also find that elders like to wear red clothes when they spend their animal years.