“年”是民间传说中的一种凶兽,头长尖角,非常凶猛。“年”一年到头都居住在海底,每到除夕(大年三十晚上),“年”就爬上岸来吞食牲畜、伤害人命。因此每到除夕,人们都会逃到深山里躲避“年”的伤害。又到了一年的除夕,人们忙着收拾东西准备逃进深山。这时候,村东头来了一位白发老人,白发老人对一户老婆婆说只要让他在她家住一晚,他定能将“年”兽驱赶走。老婆婆同意了。当天,白发老人身上穿着红衣服,在屋门上贴了一副红对 “Year ” is a kind of fierce beast in folklore, head long sharp angle, very ferocious. “Year ” live all year long on the seabed, every New Year’s Eve (New Year’s Eve), “year ” climbed ashore to devour livestock, life-threatening. So every New Year’s Eve, people will fled to the mountains to avoid “year ” damage. On the New Year’s Eve of the year, people are busy tidying up and preparing to escape into the mountains. At this time, the village head came a white-haired old man, a white-haired old man said to an old woman that as long as he was allowed to stay in her house for one night, he would be able to drive away the beast of the Year. Granny agreed. The same day, the white-haired man was wearing red clothes and a red pair was attached to the house door