(c)Research on Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year started with the fight against a mystical beast called the Nian or "Year" in Chinese. It would come and devour villagers. The villagers will asked for the help of a great lion Spirit, which came and attacked, then wounding Nian, which drove it away. The following year the lion was protecting the Emperor's palace so the people were left defenceless. To adapt to this, the people created a statue resembling the dragon using bamboo and cloth. This was enough to scare away Nian, creating the Tradition of using the lion spirit costumes to show an important symbol of this celebration.