A brief history of Spring Festival

In ancient times, there was a beast named Nian who came out on the first day of the first month to harm people, so every time the villagers hid in the mountains, they dared not come. Later, people found out that Nian was afraid of being red, so they posted Spring Festival couplets and set off firecrackers at this time, and never dared to harm anyone again.

Customs and habits of the Spring Festival

There are many customs and habits in the Spring Festival. Let me briefly talk about it. You have to go through it once to know. The following are explained in order.

Sticking Spring Festival couplets: On New Year's Eve, every household takes down the old door gods and couplets and replaces them with new ones. This means saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

Setting off firecrackers: Setting off firecrackers is a link from New Year's Eve to the beginning of the year. It's probably the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and every place and every household is different. It should have been released during ancestor worship.