Why Chinese New Year celebrations use firecrackers, color red
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Why are fireworks and the color red associated with Chinese New Year?
According to legend, a monster called the Nian monster would emerge from the ocean around the Lunar New Year and eat villagers and their livestock. To avoid him, the villagers would head for the hills each year. Until one day a bad-ass monk arrived and sorted the Nian monster out.
Monica explains more as she introduces this animation.
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its because red it communist you dumbass
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Nian... cat?
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Cool story
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This is awesome
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im mad that monk had an arrow on his head like Ang!! lmao!
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Last Airbender!.. NOT by m. night shylaman!...
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i love half life 2
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welp knowing is half the battle
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Paaaartied like Charlie Sheen!
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Hmm, are you sure that's what happened?
AlexanderArts 4 months ago 6
That monk was clothed in a brick wall.
WayfaringAmoeba 4 months ago 2