But why red lanterns? From what I found out, there is an old legend of a monster called Nian which threatened a village in China. To protect themselves from the cruel monster, the villagers put red lanterns in front of their houses, because the color red was the thing this monster feared most. Since that time, it is a tradition to decorate ones home with red lanterns during New Year to scare the monster away. Traditionally the firecrackers at midnight also play an important role in protecting the people from Nian, but they are forbidden in most parts of Indonesia.
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