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Nian- The New Year Monster
Nian in Chinese simply means 'year'. However, it is widely accepted that the origin of this word comes from the mythical monster that would come and terrorise humans around the time of the New Year. Indeed, so fierce was Nian that it threatened to destroy mankind. The Emperor summoned a wise man to solve this problem. Seeing at first hand the destruction Nian brought, the wise man approached Nian with a challenge. "Why do you choose to kill and destroy the humans who are no match for your strength?" he asked. "Prove your real power by destroying the other monsters of the earth."
Nian took up this challenge, and one year later, having destroyed all the monsters of the earth, he returned to terrorise mankind. However, the day he returned some children were playing with firecrackers, and they noticed that Nian was afraid of the noise. From then on each New Year firecrackers and other fireworks are used to scare away the last remaining monster of the earth - Nian.
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