Hence, everyone pasted red couplets and images of the door Gods on walls and doors, hung red lanterns and set off firecrackers to scare the monster away.

因此，每到新年前一天，人们纷纷张贴、悬挂各种红色的东西，燃放鞭炮，用来威吓和驱赶怪兽。

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An old man subdued Nian and told people to put up red paper decorations on their Windows and doors to scare away Nian.

有个老人降服了年，并且告诉人们用红色的纸来装饰门窗可以吓跑年。

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The custom of putting up red paper and firing firecrackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around.

以防年有机会乱跑时用挂红纸、放鞭炮来驱赶的风俗依然还在。

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There will also be sets from Supercharge, Super Cannes and Tommy Scott and the Red Scare who will be playing tracks from his days in Space and the latest material with his new outfit.

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We have also had a few health scares to keep our minds occupied - the Bird Flu scare, fish (red-tides), beef, and pork.

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Inside No 10 they joke that the annual scare story about scrapping the Red Arrows or the Trooping of the Colour will surely follow soon.

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