The long history of the Spring Festival, the legendary Yao and Shun as early
as the Neolithic period,MBT shoes,
when there had "Spring Festival" custom. On the "Spring Festival" on the origin,
a legend is: When there is an ancient Chinese called the "year" beast. "Year",
the first long antennae, unusually ferocious. "Year" for many years hiding the
sea, each to a specific day (what is now New Year's Eve) before shore, devouring
livestock harm human life. Therefore, every New Year's Eve day, the village
young people Walled fled to the mountains, to escape the "year" damage. New
Year's Eve one year, from a village outside begging for the elderly. The village
scene of a panic rush, no one cares about him, Village head only an old lady to
the old man some food, and urged him to speed up the mountain to avoid the
"Year", the old man lifted up the beard to chuckle: "If you let me stay at home
mother night, I have to 'years' away. "to persuade the old lady, begging people
laugh instead of language. Middle of the night, "year" broke into the village.
It found that the village atmosphere, unlike in previous years: first lady
Village home, the door paste big red, brightly lit candles inside the house.
"Year" every flick, shrieking loudly. Near entrance to the hospital suddenly
heard "crackling" sound of bombing, "year" trembling, and then not move forward
together. The original, "of" fear red fire and exploding. At this time,MBT Baridi
shoes, her mother opened the door, wearing only a hospital Dahongpao elderly
laughter. "Year" scaring the daylights out embarrassed fled the spurt.

The next day is the first day, the village sought refuge back safe and sound,
people are very surprised. At this time, the old lady came before, and rushed to
the villagers described the promise of the elderly begging. It soon spread
around the village, people are aware of the expulsion, "on" approach. Since then
the annual New Year's Eve, families paste red couplets, firecrackers; household
brightly lit candles, keep more to be old. Started this morning, to go say hello
to congratulate the Friends of the pro series. This custom spread widely and
became the most solemn of traditional Chinese folk festival. Some said "Spring
Festival" first originated in the Shang period in China drew to a close and the
memorial activities (December Festival). Western Zhou Dynasty in the old age has
been an annual celebration of harvest and the turn of the custom of ancestor
worship activities,MBT chapa
shoes, can be considered "year" of the prototype. But the "year" but later
the name appears, the name is from the Zhou Dynasty in the beginning.

Of the ancient emperors to the throne, to show "emperor" of the authority,
often self-calendar (in the history of different dynasties, different years. Xia
for January for the first year; Shang Dynasty to the beginning of the year in
December, as the beginning of the year in November to the Zhou Dynasty, Qin
Dynasty to the beginning of the year in October. Western Han Dynasty, Han
Dynasty emperor declared the implementation calendar was in the beginning, first
day was defined as the beginning of the year in January to the lunar calendar
the New Year). Years to the Western Han Dynasty was formally fixed, has
continued to this day. Han Dynasty (140 BC ~ 87 years ago) to the throne,
decided to rebuild a unified calendar to make it, Sima Qian proposed the
creation of the calendar was in the beginning, the first month of Chinese New
Year set at Meng. The calendar we use today is the Emperor and after several
dynasties revised,MBT shoes sale, but
the first lunar month is "New Year" in Chinese New Year as the most solemn
festival, the day fixed inherited.