守岁：大家守着碎竹节等待的过程。守岁就是守着碎竹片的简称。
除夕：腊月卅大家守着碎竹节等“夕”的这一夜。
红布：如今的对联。而除夕夜里大家饿了，拿东西出来吃则演变成了我们齐聚一堂欢声笑语如今的年夜饭。
这种现象逐渐蔚成了绵绵相传的“过年”和“拜年”的风俗，“拜年”的风俗内容丰富，通常的顺序是：先拜天地，次拜祖宗，再拜高堂，，亦有初一拜本家、初二拜岳家、初三拜亲戚……等各种讲究，直至拜到正月十五，所谓“拜个晚年”。
附：英文版年兽的传说故事
According to legend, the Chinese in ancient times there was a called "Year" monster, head length antennae, ferocious. "Year" stayed indoors perennial sea, every New Year's Eve only to climb cliffs, and devour livestock lethal. Therefore, every New Year's Eve this day, people young and old stockaded village fled to the mountains to escape the "Year" animal damage. This New Year's Eve, peach village people are young and old mountain refuge, from the village outside of the one begging the elderly, saw him Shouzhu crutches, arm take the bag pouch, silver to be elegant, head if the Lang-Xing. Some folks have sealed windows locked, and some packed up, and some cows sheep everywhere, people are crying masi, a rush to panic scene. At this time, who determined to take care of the elderly people begging.
