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Hongjun Laozu is a deity in Chinese folk religion and Taoism who is considered the patriarch of the Three Pure Ones in Taoist mythology. According to myths, Hongjun Laozu was the monk who captured Nian, a great beast that terrorized people in China every Chinese New Year. Hongjun Laozu reasoned with Nian and tricked it by revealing his red undergarments, which Nian hated and was afraid of. He then told villagers to hang red banners and posters, starting the tradition of decorating with red for Chinese New Y

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Jiwen Salim

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