Happy Chinese New Year! You've seen the lanterns. The dances. The costumes. You've heard the fireworks, but did you know these celebrations are more than mere celebrations? As Westerners this topic is still pretty foreign to us, but if you didn't already know, the origins of Chinese New Year are actually extremely hardcore. What if I told you a sinister secret lurked behind the pageantry? What if I told you they were all done with the purpose of warding off a Monster? Enter, the Nian.

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