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The Legend of Chinese New Year’s Monster Nian

An old Chinese legend tells of a guy-ingesting predatory beast also known as Nian, really fierce, with a protracted head and sharp horn. Nian dwelled deep inside the sea the complete yr long, yet on each Chinese New Year’s Eve it'll climb onto the shore to consume cattle and damage men and women in a close to-by way of village. Therefore, each and every Chinese New Year’s Eve, your complete villagers could take their old and young deep into the mountains to cover from Nian.

One Chinese New Year’s Eve a grey haired man regarded in the village. He asked permission to keep for the night time and assured each person that he may ward off the beast. No one believed him. In addition, the ancient guy steadfastly refused to visit the mountains to cover. Seeing that he couldn't be persuaded, the villagers departed devoid of him.

When the beast arrived at the village to break havoc as universal, it was once met with a sudden burst of exploding firecrackers. Startled by the noise, the flashes of gentle, and red banners flying about, it swiftly became and fled!

The following day, because the other folks back from the mountains, they determined the village intact and reliable. The old guy had left, but they observed the continues to be of the 3 precious units he had used to chase the beast Nian away. They all agreed that the historic man must be a deity who had come to assistance loose them of the beast.

From then on, every Chinese New Year’s Eve, households could hang pink banners, activate fireplace crackers, and faded their lamps the ig 粉絲 entire night time through, awaiting the Chinese New Year. The tradition spread a ways and broad and grew to become a grand ordinary birthday celebration of the “Passing of Nian” (“Nian” in Chinese capability “yr”).

So celebrating the Chinese New Year needs to be known as passing of Nian or Guo Nian in Chinese. However the term become step by step transformed to Spring Festival after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took vigour in 1949. Gradually individuals have forgotten the legend behind these Chinese New Year traditions. It is merely one small instance of the way the CCP has robbed the Chinese other folks in their rich normal subculture.

New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV) is working hard to opposite this loss. In its 2006 Chinese New Year Global Gala it unquestionably positioned the old tale of the Nian monster on level. NTDTV’s Chinese New Year indicates are a singular possibility to adventure the magic of common Chinese way of life. Marvelous song, historical devices, great backdrops, top notch costumes, and primary class performers–altogether make for excellent enjoyment reflecting China’s five,000 years of civilization and ordinary lifestyle–a lifestyle prosperous in myths and legends value cherishing and preserving.

Between January and March the 2007 NTDTV Chinese New Year Spectacular could be travelling Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington, DC, and principal cities in Canada, Europe and Asia.