subject: Chinese Traditional Festival - Spring Festival [print this page] The origins of the Spring Festival in China is a history of about 4000 years. It is the most popular folk, and one of the most solemn festivals in China.
People also say "Guo Nian" as another name of the Spring Festival. It is said, in antient times, there was one of the most ferocious beast called the "Nian" in the world. It growed bigger than the camel, ran up faster than the wind, roared up louder than mine. Once it came out, it ate people when saw people, it ate animals when saw animals, so people's lives were in serious danger. God was angry with "Nian", so it was locked into the mountains, it was only allowed out of the mountains once a year. In long-term practice, people found that "Nian" had "three fears" - fear of red color, fear of noise, fear of fire.
Thus, the twelfth lunar month 30th night of a year, People pasted red paper at the door, and constantly pounding on drums and firecrackers at the same time, lighted a candle through the night at the house. "Nian" came here at night, it saw that every family was bright, it sound that firecrackers everywhere. It was very afraid, so it returned to its cave. Then it came here in the day again, and it saw red paper at every door, acoustic drums were everywhere. It was scared aoubt all of this, so it went back its cave, and never came out any more, allegedly starved to death in the deep forests. Later years, people turned againsting "Nian", driving on "Nian" to leading a happy and safe New Year. "Nian" did not exist any more, but the custom of "Guo Nian" was still maintained. Red couplets, brilliant light, crisp firecrackers, loud gongs and drums, year after year.
If you want to lead this Chinese traditional festival, you can come to China at the end of January and early February when all Chinese are celebrating Spring Festival. You must fall in love with this important Chinese festival.
by: Serena
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