You do not know the Chinese Lunar New Year story!

"Year" is a monster in Han folklore, spear sharp, vicious exception. Years of deep-sea beasts for many years, every New Year's Eve, climbed ashore to devour livestock harm to life. Therefore, on New Year's Eve, people in the village help the elderly and children escape to the mountains and avoid "Year" injuries. On New Year's Eve this year, as in previous years, people are busy finishing up and preparing to flee to the mountains. At this moment, a white-haired old man came to the village. To an old white-haired lady, he said he would certainly be able to drive away the beasts of the year as long as he was allowed to stay at home for a night. Only the white-haired old man wears red clothes, the red couplets hang on the door, the firecrackers are outside and the drums are beating, and the beast will run away. So every year New Year to firecrackers, wearing red, red clam, drums.
The year is a beast, also known as the "morning sun", so the New Year is also known as "New Year's Eve", every "year" once out hurt, ancestors can not subdue it.
Some people think that New Year's Eve are two different beasts, but in the traditional Han culture, people often regard night and day as the same or similar god.
As for the meaning of "New Year's Eve" in the analysis of ancient China, in the sense of extending "demolishing" from "demolishing", the meaning of greetings and greetings is welcomed. "Night" means "night" or "sun." As the saying goes "on the eve of the moon". Therefore, "New Year's Eve" is the last day of this year and "the eve of this year", except for the ancient significance.