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春节的来历（英文
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theoriginofchinesenewyear中国春节的来历
thechinesenewyearisnowpopularlyknownasthespringfestivalbecauseitstartsfromthebeginingofspring(thefirstofthetwenty-fourtermsincoodinationwiththechangesofnature.itsoriginistoooldtobetraced.severalexplanationsarehangingaround.allagree,however,thatthewordnian,whichinmodernchinesesolelymeans“year”,wasoriginallythenameofamonsterbeastthatstartedtopreyonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.
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greatmanypeoplewithonebite.peoplewereveryscared.oneday,anoldmancametotheirrescue,offeringtosubduenian.tonianhesaid,“ihearsaythatyouareverycapable,butcanyouswallowtheotherbeastsofpreyonearthinsteadofpeoplewhoarebynomeansofyourworthyopponents?”so,itdidswallowmanyofthebeastsofpreyonearththatalsoharrassedpeopleandtheirdomesticanimalsfromtimetotime.
afterthat,theoldmandisappearedridingthebeastnian.heturnedouttobeanimmortalgod.nowthatnianisgoneandotherbeastsofpreyarealsoscaredintoforests,peoplebegintoenjoytheirpeacefullife.beforetheoldmanleft,hehadtoldpeopletoputupredpaperdecorationsontheirwindowsanddoorsateachyear’sendtoscareawaynianincaseitsneakedbackagain,becauseredisthecolorthebeastfearedthemost.
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fromthenon,thetraditionofobservingthe 