年的由来英语版 短一点的

要不短不长的一篇‘‘年的由来’’，悬赏 5。急啊，现在就要··········

Long ago, the Emperor of Heaven sent a monster, the Nian, to destroy the world on New Year because he was angry that people weren’t taking care of their animals properly. Everyone was very frightened. Each family had a farewell feast on New Year’s Eve and waited through the night for the world to end.
Finally, day came and there was still no sign of the monster. The people realized the Emperor of Heaven had forgiven them and rushed outside to say congratulations to all their friends and neighbours. On New Year’s Day, people still greet one another in this way, congratulating them on surviving into the new year.
在远古洪水时代，有一种凶恶的怪兽，名曰 "年"。每到三十晚上，年就从海里出来，伤人性命，破坏田园。人们常常在天还没黑，就关上大门，不能睡觉，坐等到天亮，第二天才开门，邻里互相祝贺。
在一个除夕的夜晚，年突然进入一个村子，把居民几乎吃光，惟有两家人没事，一是一对新婚夫妻，由于穿着红袄而平安无事，另外是一家的小孩正在街上玩耍带响的爆竹，把年吓跑了。从此，人们在除夕之时都穿红挂红，并大放爆竹，凶恶的年就不敢来了。后来天上的紫微星又用火球击倒了年，把它拴在石柱上，人世间才太平了。因此，每到除夕人们都烧香，请紫微星下凡，从而有了除夕守岁的风俗。

Nian is a monster living near a village. One day he came to the village to make a scene. The villagers fought with him bravely but could not won. All of a sudden, there came a loud noise from afar, and Nian was frightened. So villagers invented firecrackers to scare Nian away.

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Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.