年是什么神兽 ，年是什么神兽叫什么

Long ago in China, people were afraid of Nian, the dragon beast.

Nian had a sharp horn and a huge mouth.

He could eat five people in one big bite! Glump!

All year long, Nian slept deep in the ocean.

By the end of winter, he was very hungry.

Each year, just before the Chinese New Year, Nian would climb out of the ocean.

He would look for people to eat.

Nian liked to eat children best. people would run away and hide in a cave.

One New year's Eve, a very old man came.

He said he could scare away the beast.

No one believed him so they hid in the cave.

That night, people heard boom, bang, and clang.

They heard Nian roar.

On New Year's morning, the old man was gone.

Nian was gone, too-and he never came back again.

The old man had left a bag for them.

Inside, they found red shirts, firecrackers, tin pans, and sticks.

Nian was afraid of noise and the color red!

Now, on New Year's Eve people know how to keep Nian away.

They wear bright red, light firecrackers, and make noise all night long!

年兽，别称年魔、夕、年、岁，中国远古时期民间神话传说中的恶兽，和过年除夕、春节有关。

传说古代有一种叫年的怪兽，头上长着触角，尖牙利齿，目露凶光，异常凶狠，他常年居住在海底，到了除夕的时候他爬上岸来吃人，因此到了除夕这一天，这些陆地上的人都扶老携幼逃往深山，以躲避年的伤害。

，这时候来了一个仙人，这个仙人说，为了躲避年兽，我有方法告诉你们，只要你们给我吃的，我就能够告诉你们如何去除掉这个年兽。

老百姓看到这个人，鹤发童颜，精神矍铄，于是就答应了他。

那么过年的时候，这个仙人就让每一家每一户门贴大红纸。那么到了晚上年兽来了之后，将闯进这些老百姓的家里，结果发现贴了红纸，他就有点害怕，这时候突然房间里传来了噼里啪啦的鞭炮声，年吓得转身就逃。

原来，年兽最怕红色火光和鞭炮声，这就是后来我们过年要贴福字贴春联放鞭炮的原因

还有一种传说也是有个怪兽，不过怪兽的名字叫夕，就是夕阳的夕，而不是年。

这个怪兽每年出来都是伤人，保护老百姓的灶王爷也拿它没有办法。

于是，灶王爷爷就上天请来了叫年的神童，这个叫年的神童法力高强，用红绸布和放在火中烧得噼啪响的竹竿消灭了这个怪兽。

这一天呢，正好是腊月的最后一天，于是呢，为了感谢和纪念在这一天除掉了夕，就是把这一天称为除夕，红绸和放在火中烧的竹竿就变成了过年的红对联，红鞭炮。

这个传说比较合理，这里呢年变成了救人的神仙，而不是吃人的怪物，也比较容易让人接受。