There are many stories about the origin of the Spring Festival.

The origin and story of the Spring Festival are as follows:

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a fierce monster called Nian. It is as big as an ox, with a horn on its head and a big mouth. It walks like a fly. It used to eat livestock, but in winter, when food was scarce, it began to eat people. Because of this, every New Year's Eve, people will hide in the mountains to avoid the injury of the year.

One year on New Year's Eve, an old beggar came to the village. He saw people packing their bags and preparing to avoid the New Year. He told people that as long as red paper was put on the door and firecrackers were set off, Nian would be scared away. People will be skeptical, but they still decide to try. In the middle of the night, Nian broke into the village and saw every household sticking red paper, candles lit in the house and firecrackers coming from the yard. Nian trembled with fear and ran away in confusion. It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion.

Since then, every year on New Year's Eve, every household has posted red couplets and set off fireworks. This custom spread more and more widely, and later became a grand traditional festival in China.