PHOTOS: Happy Chinese New Year 2018: Here’s how Chinese are welcoming the Year of Dog in India and around the world | The Indian Express

PHOTOS: Happy Chinese New Year 2018: Here’s how Chinese are welcoming the Year of Dog in India and around the world | The Indian Express

Happy Chinese New Year 2018: Here’s how Chinese are welcoming the Year of Dog in India and around the world

There are two common folktales that give us the history of Nian — the beast. As one folklore believes, long ago when the beast came out from the mountains to prey on people on the eve of a new year, an old wise man advised frightening the beast with red cloth and loud sounds of beating drums and cymbals. (Express photo by Partha Paul)