Dukurikije imigani, mu Bushinwa bwa kera, hariho igisimba cyitwa “Nian”, gifite umutwe ufite amahema maremare n'uburakari.“Nian” imaze imyaka myinshi iba mu nyanja, kandi mu ijoro rishya ry'Ubushinwa igihe kirageze cyo kuzamuka ku nkombe no kurya amatungo kugira ngo byangize ubuzima bw'abantu.Kubwibyo, buri munsi wumwaka mushya wubushinwa, abaturage mumidugudu nimidugudu bafasha abasaza nabato guhungira kumusozi kugirango birinde ingaruka mbi yinyamaswa "Nian".

Uyu mwaka mu ijoro rishya ry’Ubushinwa, abaturage bo mu Mudugudu wa Peach Blossom bafashaga umusaza n’umusore guhungira ku misozi, maze umusaza usabiriza hanze y’umudugudu amubona ku nkoni, igikapu ku kuboko, ifeza ubwanwa butemba, amaso ye yari ameze nk'inyenyeri.Bamwe mu baturage bafunze amadirishya bakinga imiryango, bamwe bapakira imifuka yabo, bamwe bayobora inka n'intama ziragira, abantu bavuza induru amafarasi ahantu hose, ahantu hihuta kandi ubwoba.Muri iki gihe, ninde ugifite umutima wo kwita kuri uyu musaza usabiriza.Gusa umukecuru mu burasirazuba bwumudugudu yahaye umusaza ibiryo amugira inama yo kuzamuka vuba kumusozi kugirango yirinde inyamaswa ya "Nian", maze umusaza aramwenyura ati: "Niba nyirabukwe aretse ndara murugo ijoro rimwe, rwose nzakuraho inyamaswa ya Nian. ”Umukecuru amwitegereza atangaye abona ko afite isura isa n'umwana, umwuka ukomeye, n'umwuka udasanzwe.Ariko yakomeje kujijura, yinginga umusaza ngo aseke ntacyo avuga.Nyirabukwe nta kundi yari kubigenza uretse kuva iwe agahungira ku misozi.Mu gicuku, inyamaswa “Nian” yinjiye mu mudugudu.

Yasanze ikirere cyari mu mudugudu gitandukanye n’imyaka yashize: inzu y’umukecuru mu burasirazuba bw’umudugudu, umuryango wanditseho impapuro nini zitukura, kandi buji mu nzu zari zaka.Inyamaswa “Nian” ihinda umushyitsi kandi itaka bidasanzwe.“Nian” yitegereza inzu ya nyirabukwe akanya gato, hanyuma avuza induru arataka.Igihe yegeraga ku muryango, mu gikari humvikanye urusaku ruturika ruvuga ngo “gukubita no gukubita” mu gikari, maze “Nian” ahinda umushyitsi ntiyatinyuka gukomeza gutera imbere.Byaragaragaye ko "Nian" yatinyaga cyane umutuku, umuriro no guturika.Muri icyo gihe, umuryango w'inzu ya nyirabukwe wari ufunguye, mbona umusaza wambaye ikanzu itukura mu gikari aseka.“Nian” yagize ubwoba arahunga.Bukeye bwaho wari umunsi wambere wukwezi kwambere, kandi abantu bari batashye bava mubuhungiro batangajwe no kubona umudugudu ufite umutekano kandi ufite umutekano.Muri iki gihe, umukecuru arabimenya, ahita abwira abaturage ibyerekeye isezerano ryo gusabiriza umusaza.Abaturage bahise bihutira kujya mu rugo rw'umukecuru, basanga umuryango w'inzu ya nyirabukwe wanditseho impapuro zitukura, ikirundo cy'imigano idatwikwa mu gikari cyari kigikomeza “gufata” no guturika, ndetse na buji nyinshi zitukura mu nzu yari agikayangana…

Mu rwego rwo kwishimira ukuza kwiza, abaturage bishimye cyane bahinduye imyenda n'ingofero, maze bajya mu rugo rwa bene wabo n'inshuti kuramutsa.Bidatinze, ijambo ryakwirakwiriye mu midugudu ikikije, kandi abantu bose bari bazi kwirukana inyamaswa ya Nian.Kuva icyo gihe, buri mwaka mu ijoro rishya ry’Abashinwa, buri rugo rwashyizeho kupleti zitukura kandi rutwika umuriro;buri rugo rufite buji yaka kandi rugategereza imyaka.Mu gitondo cya kare cyumunsi wambere wumwaka wa mbere, ngomba kandi kujya kwa bene wabo n'inshuti kubasuhuza.Uyu muco wakwirakwiriye cyane, kandi wabaye umunsi mukuru gakondo mu migenzo gakondo y'Abashinwa.