拜年囉！恭喜發財！跟親朋好友拜年，拜的都是人，為麼說拜「年」呢？「年」在哪裡呢？不是年獸喔~

The character her is actually part of the character Nian Where is the her? Let's look at the bone script of Nian A her grain on the top and a wren human below A man carries a fruitful rice plant on his head which is Nian Let me ask you On what kind of occasion would a man carry something way up there on his head? For worshipping Exactly I thought Nian was about time How come it's also about God worshipping? That's because in ancient times Sowing and harvesting were less efficient There could only be one harvest per year When the harvest was successful People would always thank heaven and earth for their blessings They'd hold their crops high up To thank the seeds, heaven and earth That's why Nian means harvest and gratitude to heaven and earth As well as the passing of a year Since Nian means multiple things How come during the new year we just greet each other? Ha ha ha ha ha With the change of its strokes In the regular script of Nian The character her is no longer seen Gradually New year became more about people Than about, well you know, harvests or gods But then again A Chinese idiom goes Be grateful for the source of the water you drink This idiom depicts the gratitude people have for heaven Now I realize why Nian is relevant to He And its meaning of the gratitude people have for heaven