During the yearly Spring Festival, a mythical beast known as the Nian (a beast that lives under the sea or in the mountains). I is said to have started Chinese New Year. In the middle of the night, the Nian would consume villagers, particularly youngsters. All of the villagers chose to flee the beast one year. Before the people fled into hiding, an elderly guy emerged and claimed he would stay the night and seek revenge on the Nian. The elderly gentleman hung red papers and lit firecrackers. The inhabitants returned to their town the next day to find that nothing had been destroyed. They took the old guy to be a divinity who had come to help them.

Yanhuang had found that the Nian was terrified of the color red and loud noises, the villagers concluded.  Then, as the New Year approached, the villagers began to dress in red, hang red lanterns and red spring scrolls on windows and doors, and use firecrackers and drums to scare away the Nian. Nian never returned to the village after that. Hongjun Laozu, an ancient Taoist monk, eventually captured the Nian. Nian then took refuge in a neighboring mountain. Over the years, the mountain’s name has been forgotten.

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This year is marked as the Year of the Rat as per Chinese Zodiac prediction.

Chinese people love the color red, and consider it as the symbol of energy, happiness and good luck. … Giving the money in red envelopes is expected to confer more prosperity and happiness on the receivers. Thus, it is rude to open a red envelope in front of the person who gives it to you.

Some of the Taboos followed by Chinese People are

• Avoid Swearing
• Avoid scissors
• Avoid breaking things
• Avoid haircut

Interesting Right….

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