Therefore, villagers performed lion dances with bright red lion head costumes to scare Nian away, which is still a popular Chinese New Year’s tradition to this day. But what goes into making one ...

Chinese legend has it that an old man used loud noises and red objects to scare off a beast called Nian. This story of guo nian (meaning “new year”) explains why Chinese hang red decorations ...

The origins of Chinese New Year come from many ancient stories, or legends, according to Britannica. One of them is the story of Nian, a monster that attacks villagers at the beginning of the year.

In Mandarin, people say "Xin Nian Kuai Le" (新年快乐), which simply means "Happy New Year". Chinese New Year is ... colourful costumes, live performances and fireworks. Manchester is home ...