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2.   About New Year’s Eve (除夕) The same story has also confused the meaning of New Year’s Eve. It is said that “Xi” (夕) was a wild beast that came to villages on the night of the thirtieth day of the lunar year to eat people. People would set off firecrackers to drive it away, so the night was called “chú xī” (除夕). This explanation is truly irresponsible and harmful to future generations. In oracle bone script, the character Xi (夕) actually evolved from the character Moon (

I. The Origins of the Chinese New Year Festival The Chinese New Year Festival is the most important festival of Chinese people and serves as a spiritual anchor of the Chinese culture. In this era, when Chinese culture has been fragmented under the impact of Western culture, Chinese people are familiar only with Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Carnival, and Halloween. Traditional Chinese festivals have long been forgotten, and only the Chinese New Year Festival still holds the las