英文版：The lunar calendar new year origin, has the basis, also is rich and

picks the varied fable to be possible to trace to several millenniums

before; Most is famous is "the year beast" fable. "The year beast" is

a cruel terrible wild animal, ancient times the person believed "year

beast" when lunar New Year's Eve night can come out eats the person.

The fable "the year beast" extremely fears red, the flame and quarrels

the mixed sound, the people on paste the red paper in the gate, and

selects the torch all night, is setting off the artillery candle,

avoids "the year beast". To second day early morning, "has

congratulated" the sound to the ear, in the air does not fill the

air is defeating "the year beast" the victory and the rebirth joy.

中文版：农历新年的来源，有根据，且丰富而多采多姿的传说可追溯到几千年前；其中最有名的就是「年兽」的传说。「年兽」是一个残忍凶猛的野兽，古代人相信「年兽」在除夕夜时会出来吃人。传说「年兽」极惧怕红色、火光及吵杂的声音，人们就在门上贴著红纸条，并整夜点著火炬、燃放炮烛，来避开「年兽」。到了第二天一大早，「恭喜」之声不绝於耳，空气中弥漫著打败「年兽」胜利与重生的喜悦。