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New Year's Eve: The Legend of the Nian Beast
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jīn tiān今天shì是chú xī除夕,yě也jiù shì就是nóng lì xīn nián农历新年de的zuì hòu yī tiān最后一天。

Today is New Year's Eve, which is the last day of the lunar new year.

zài在zhè ge这个rè nào热闹de的yè wǎn夜晚,quán jiā全家rén人huì会jù zài yì qǐ聚在一起chī吃nián yè fàn年夜饭,yíng jiē迎接xīn nián新年de的dào lái到来。

On this lively night, the whole family gathers together to have the New Year's Eve dinner and welcome the arrival of the new year.

guān yú关于chú xī除夕,zhōng guó中国mín jiān民间yǒu有yí gè一个fēi cháng非常zhù míng著名de的chuán shuō传说,nà那jiù shì就是“nián shòu年兽”de的gù shì故事。

There is a very famous folk legend in China about New Year's Eve, which is the story of the 'Nian' beast.

zài在hěn很jiǔ久yǐ qián以前,yǒu有yī zhǒng一种jiào叫“nián年”de的guài shòu怪兽。

A long time ago, there was a monster called 'Nian'.

tā它zhǎng长dé得fēi cháng非常xiōng měng凶猛,zhù住zài在shēn hǎi深海lǐ里。

It looked very fierce and lived deep in the sea.

xiāng chuán相传měi每dào到chú xī除夕zhè这yī tiān一天,tā它jiù就huì会pá爬shàng àn上岸,jìn进cūn zi村子xún zhǎo寻找shí wù食物。

It is said that every New Year's Eve, it would climb ashore and enter villages looking for food.

suǒ yǐ所以,měi dāng每当chú xī除夕kuài yào快要dào到de的shí hòu时候,rén men人们dōu都fēi cháng非常hài pà害怕。

So, whenever New Year's Eve was approaching, people were very afraid.

yǒu有yī nián一年de的chú xī除夕,cūn lǐ村里lái来le了yī wèi一位lǎo yé yé老爷爷。

One New Year's Eve, an old man came to the village.

tā他gào sù告诉dà jiā大家,nián shòu年兽suī rán虽然lì hài厉害,dàn但yě也yǒu有hài pà害怕de的dōng xī东西。

He told everyone that although the Nian beast was powerful, it was afraid of certain things.

nián shòu年兽zuì最pà怕sān yàng三样dōng xī东西:hóng sè红色、huǒ guāng火光hé和jù dà巨大de的xiǎng shēng响声。

The Nian beast was most afraid of three things: the color red, firelight, and loud noises.

yú shì于是,rén men人们kāi shǐ开始zài在mén门shàng上tiē贴shàng上hóng sè红色de的zhǐ纸,hòu lái后来zhè这zhú jiàn逐渐yǎn biàn演变chéng成le了xiàn zài现在de的“chūn lián春联”。

So, people started to paste red paper on their doors, which gradually evolved into today's 'Spring Festival couplets'.

dà jiā大家hái还zài在jiā家mén kǒu门口shāo烧qǐ起zhú zi竹子,fā chū发出“pā啪pā啪”de的xiǎng shēng响声,zhè这jiù shì就是zuì最zǎo早de的“biān pào鞭炮”。

People also burned bamboo at their doorways, making 'popping' sounds, which were the earliest form of firecrackers.

wū zi屋子lǐ里yě也diǎn点mǎn满le了là zhú蜡烛,dào chù到处dōu都liàng táng táng亮堂堂de的。

The houses were also filled with candles, making everything bright and cheerful.

dāng nián当年shòu兽kào jìn靠近cūn zi村子shí时,kàn dào看到chù chù处处dōu都shì是hóng sè红色,tīng dào听到jù dà巨大de的xiǎng shēng响声,gǎn dào感到fēi cháng非常hài pà害怕,yú shì于是fēi kuài飞快dì地táo zǒu逃走le了。

When the Nian beast approached the village and saw red everywhere and heard loud noises, it became very scared and quickly ran away.

xiāng chuán相传wèi le为了jì niàn纪念zhè ge这个shèng lì胜利,rén men人们bǎ把zhè这yī tiān一天jiào zuò叫做“guò nián过年”。

It is said that to commemorate this victory, people called this day 'Guo Nian' (celebrating the new year).

zhí dào直到jīn tiān今天,zhōng guó中国rén人zài在chú xī除夕yī rán依然bǎo liú保留zhe着zhè xiē这些xí sú习俗:tiē贴hóng sè红色de的duì lián对联、chuān穿hóng sè红色de的yī fú衣服、fàng biān pào放鞭炮。

Even today, Chinese people still keep these customs on New Year's Eve: pasting red couplets, wearing red clothes, and setting off firecrackers.

dà jiā大家hái还huì会quán jiā全家rén人shǒu守zài在yì qǐ一起bù不shuì jiào睡觉,zhè这jiào叫“shǒu suì守岁”。

Everyone also stays up all night together, which is called 'Shou Sui' (staying up to see the new year).

zhè xiē这些hóng sè红色de的zhuāng shì装饰hé和rè nào热闹de的shēng yīn声音,bù jǐn不仅shì是wèi le为了gǎn zǒu赶走chuán shuō传说zhōng中de的guài shòu怪兽,gèng更dài biǎo代表le了rén men人们duì对xīn新de的yī nián一年píng ān平安、jí xiáng吉祥de的měi hǎo美好yuàn wàng愿望。

These red decorations and lively sounds are not only to drive away the legendary monster but also represent people's good wishes for peace and good fortune in the new year.

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