Do You know how New Year comes? There are (many) than one stories in China. Here is a famous one.
Long long ago in China, there was a monster. It had a name Nian. Nian had the body of a bull(公牛) and head of a lion. All year long, Nian slept. At the end of winter, He woke up and had a strong (feel) of looking for something to eat. At first, he ate many (child). People were very afraid(害怕), they locked their doors early before sunset on the days of its coming.
Things changed on one New Year's Eve. On that day,a very old man said he could drive a- way the monster. No one believed(相信) (he). But the next morning, Nian was gone. And he never came back again! The old man's words were (exact) right.
It is said that Nian was afraid of three things: the color red, fire and noise! So now people fall in love them. On New Year's Day, everyone (wear) bright red clothes, light- ing fireworks(爆竹) and having fun (make) noise all night long.
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