The legendary monster Nian, frightened by this color, is said to have terrorized villages before being repelled with firecrackers and bright red. Red is therefore the magical armor of the festival!

Have you ever heard of the story of Nian? In Chinese mythology, Nian is a monster that goes around during Chinese New Year causing trouble, committing crimes, and robbing villagers. Rumour had it ...

Chinese Lantern Festival 2024 will be celebrated on February 24th in 2024. According to the legend, the Nian monster was a fearsome creature that emerged annually to terrorize villages ...

Chinese mythology suggests the origins of New Year are concerned with a battle against a monster called Nian (meaning ‘year’ in Chinese). Nian would arrive on the first day of the New Year to ...

I’d stay up all night waiting for the New Year’s fireworks to scare the Nian monster away, and make sure there was red on my windows, always. Unfortunately — apart from a lackluster McConnell Dining ...