One night Nian intruded into the village again and saw the red color and fire at every door and heard a thunderous sound. It was frightened and retreated to the mountains. From then on it dare not come out again. After the night was over, people gave congratulations to each other. They put up red lanterns and drank liquor and wine at feasts to celebrate their victory.There is a legend about the origin of "year". In ancient times, our ancestors were subject to the threat of a most ferocious（凶猛的） animal called 'Nian' (year), which lived on various kinds of animals.  To celebrate the great victory people of every family would paste red paper couplets on the door panels, light red lanterns, beat gongs and drums, let off fireworks and firecrackers all through the night.