新年的来历英文版
According to legend, there is a Chinese ancient times called " years" of the monster, the first long tentacles, savage. " Year " for many years hiding the sea, only to climb up the shore every new year's Eve, devouring livestock harm human life. Therefore, every new year's Eve that day, village village stockaded village to help the aged and the young people fled to the mountains, to avoid the " year" animal damage.
This year's new year's Eve, peach blossom village people are ready to help the aged and the young climb mountain to seek refuge, then from the village of foreign old man for begging, he saw the hand crutch, arm bag, silver to be elegant, if long. At that time, the village folks are packed up, who also didn't mind take care of the elderly people begging. Village head only an old woman gave the old man some food, and advised him to make up the mountain to escape the "year ". At this time, he saw the old man laughed loudly: " mother-in-law if I stay in your home for a night, I will put the ' year ' the beast away. " She agreed, they go up the mountain refuge.
At midnight, " " beast rushes into the village. It is found that the village atmosphere, unlike previous : see Tung Tau village old woman home, door stickers red paper, the house lit candles. The "year" monster tremble, strange called, wife rushed to her. Quickly to the door, the hospital from a sudden " bang bang bang bang" sound of bombing, " years " shuddered, dare not walk. The original " years" fear, red flames. At that time, the mother-in-law's family is big, wearing only a hospital Dahongpao elderly laughter. The "year " be frightened and change color, fled helter-skelter.
The very next day lunar January day, people who sought refuge back to see the village safe and sound, very surprised. When the wife 's only see light suddenly, hastened to the villagers about begging people promise. So, the villagers crowded together to wife in-laws, and mother-in-law house with red paper, in a pile of unburnt bamboo is still in the " pops" sound, the house a few red candle also remaining light. Tread the villagers celebrate the auspic.ruiwen.comes in succession, change clothes wearing caps, relatives and friends come to like. It soon spread around the village, people are aware of the expulsion of the "year" beast approach.
Since then the annual New Year's Eve, families paste red poetic couplet, setting off firecrackers, a candle lit, kept the house years. Day early in the morning, still walk a friend congratulate to ask. Later the custom spread to more and more wide, became the nation's most grand traditional festival.
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