Before we step into the Lunar New Year, this is our last episode for the Year of the Snake.

And instead of talking about goals, or resolutions, or what we should become next year—I want to do something different.

Today, I want to tell you a story.

A story that people have told for generations, on the very last night before the new year begins.

A story that was meant to prepare us for the noise, for the color red, for the firecrackers, and for the light.

So wherever you are right now — maybe you’re cleaning the house,maybe you’re on your way home,maybe you’re lying in bed — take a deep breath.

This story is not just to entertain you.

It’s here to help us cross the threshold from one year into the next.

This is the story of the night when a village stopped running.

This… is the story of Nian.

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EP129 全英文Story Time: The Story of Lunar New Year

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