很久很久以前，有一个怪兽，名字叫年。 Hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐqián，yǒu yí gè guài shòu，míng zi jiào Nián。 A long time ago, there was a monster called Nian. 它很凶，每到冬天最冷的时候，就会出来吓人。 Tā hěn xiōng，měi dào dōng tiān zuì lěng de shí hou，jiù huì chū lái xià rén。 It was very fierce. Every winter, when it was coldest, it came out to scare people. 后来人们发现，年害怕三样东西： Hòu lái rén men fā xiàn，Nián hài pà sān yàng dōng xi： Later, people found that Nian was afraid of three things: 1. 红色 hóng sè red color ​ 2. 响声 xiǎng shēng loud noise ​ 3. 火光 huǒ guāng fire light 所以，每到过年的时候， Suǒ yǐ，měi dào guò nián de shí hou， So every Spring Festival, 人们就会贴红色的春联， rén men jiù huì tiē hóng sè de chūn lián， people put up red Spring Festival couplets, 放鞭炮， fàng biān pào， set off firecrackers, 挂红灯笼。 guà hóng dēng long。 and hang red lanterns. 这样，怪兽年就不敢来了。 Zhè yàng，guài shòu Nián jiù bù gǎn lái le。 In this way, the monster Nian did not dare to come. 慢慢地，这些就变成了春节的习俗。 Màn màn de，zhè xiē jiù biàn chéng le chūn jié de xí sú。 Slowly, these became Spring Festival traditions. 大家一起吃年夜饭、团圆、拜年、发红包， Dà jiā yì qǐ chī nián yè fàn、tuán yuán、bài nián、fā hóng bāo， People eat reunion dinner, get together, visit relatives, and give red envelopes. 希望新的一年平平安安、开开心心。 xī wàng xīn de yì nián píng píng ān ān、kāi kāi xīn xīn。 They wish the new year will be safe and happy. What other customs do you know about Chinese Spring Festival? Please leave a message!