The origins of the Chinese New Year festival

are thousands of years old and are steeped in

legends but it is unclear when the beginning of
the year was celebrated before the Qin
Dynasty. A small scale Spring Festival is said
to have been celebrated as early as at the time
of the legendary sage emperors Yao and Shun.

Fireworks
 Fireworks were originally invented in

medieval China in the 9th Century to scare

away evil spirits, a natural application of

gunpowder, one of the Four Great Inventions

of ancient China.

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Yuesheng, yee sang or yuu sahng or Prosperity

Toss, also known as lo hei is a. There is also a
 legend regarding its origin. It was, Place of
origin: Malaysia, Singapore.

Alternatives names: Lou Sang, Yee Sang, Yu

Sheng.