1、Thelunarcalendarnewyearorigin,whichhasthebasis,alsoisrichandownsthevariousfablespossibletotracetoseveralmillenniumsbefore;Themostfamousistheyearbeastfable.Theyearbeastisacruelterriblewildanimal.InancienttimespeoplebelievedonlunarNewYearsEvenighttheyearbeastwouldcomeouttoeathumans.Accordingtothefable,theyearbeastextremelyfearsred,theflameandnoises,sopeoplepastedtheredpaperonthegate,andlitthetorchallnight,andsetofftheartillerycandlestofrightentheyearbeast.Totheearlymorningthefollowingday,intheairfilledthesoundcongratulations,thevictoryofdefeatingtheyearbeastandtherebirthjoy.
2、農歷新年的來源，有根據，且豐富而多采多姿的傳說可追溯到幾千年前；其中最有名的就是「年獸」的傳說。「年獸」是壹個殘忍兇猛的野獸，古代人相信「年獸」在除夕夜時會出來吃人。傳說「年獸」極懼怕紅色、火光及吵雜的聲音，人們就在門上貼著紅紙條，並整夜點著火炬、燃放炮燭，來避開「年獸」。到了第二天壹大早，「恭喜」之聲不絕於耳，空氣中彌漫著打敗「年獸」勝利與重生的喜悅。