One day in 1 year, more than 2000 BC, Shun ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, leading his men to worship heaven and earth. Since then, people have regarded this day as the beginning of a year. It is said that this is the origin of the Lunar New Year, which was later called the Spring Festival.

On New Year's Eve this year, the beast Nian broke into the village. It saw a family with bright candles and red paper on the door, and Nian screamed and rushed over. As we approached the door, there was a sudden "bang" in the yard, and Nian dared not approach it. At this time, the courtyard door was wide open, and the old man was wearing a red robe and laughing in the courtyard. "Nian" was frightened to disgrace and fled in panic. The story soon spread in other villages, and everyone knew the way to get rid of Nian beast.

3. Once upon a time, there was a beast named Nian. On the last day of every year, Nian will come to a village to eat people. Once, it happened that an old man came to this village. The old man said not to worry about being eaten by Nian, so he asked people to put couplets on the door and light candles in the house. Because Nian came, they set off firecrackers and scared Nian away. This is the origin of the Spring Festival.

The Spring Festival has a long history, which originated from the activities of offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors in the beginning and end of the Shang Dynasty. During the Spring Festival, Han people and many ethnic minorities in China will hold various activities to celebrate. The main contents of these activities are offering sacrifices to gods and buddhas, paying homage to ancestors, saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new year, and praying for a bumper harvest. The activities are rich and colorful, with strong national characteristics.

The original intention of the concept of Spring Festival and New Year comes from agriculture. The Spring Festival has a long history for the Chinese nation, with a history of thousands of years. The origin of "Spring Festival" is closely related to agricultural production. In the Neolithic Age, our ancestors discovered the law of alternating seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter according to the growth cycle of crops, which resulted in the concept of "year".

The Xia calendar came into being in Xia and Shang Dynasties. The moon's profit and loss cycle is one month, and a year is divided into twelve months. Every month, the day when the moon can't be seen is the new moon, and the first day of the first month is called the beginning of the year.