Chinese_New_Year中国新年研讨.pptVIP

Chinese New Year Chinese New Year How many things do you know about Chinese New Year? The Origin of Chinese New Year The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Beginning of Spring. Its origin is too old to be traced. In terms of the Chinese calendar: All agree that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese solely means “year”, was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year. Legend One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a gr