Should the word \”福\” be pasted upright or backwards? One article to understand! Don’t post the wrong thing again this year →

In order to welcome the Spring Festival

Every household has begun to make preparations

Buying new year\’s goods, cleaning the house…

Of course, blessings are also indispensable

Writing and pasting Spring Festival couplets

But do you know?

There is a lot of emphasis on pasting the word \”福\” and Spring Festival couplets

Should the word \”福\” be pasted upright or backwards?

Is the Spring Couplet the first couplet on the left

or the first couplet on the right?

Come and have a good time together↓

Don’t post the wrong thing again!

Where does the word \”福\” come from?

\”Thousands of households always replace old talismans with new peaches\”

The \”peach talisman\” mentioned in this poem

It is the predecessor of the word \”Fu\”, Spring Festival couplets, etc.

What is \”Peach Talisman\”?

This can be traced back to \”The Classic of Mountains and Seas\”

Once upon a time there was a mountain There is a big peach tree on the mountain

The northeast branch of the tree is the gate of ghosts

The Yellow Emperor created the custom of exorcising ghosts based on this

——Established the \”Big Peach Man\”——

The custom of setting up peach figures at the door

has been formed since at least the Han Dynasty

However, due to the cumbersome production of peach figures

Since the Han Dynasty Later, it was gradually simplified into \”Peach Talisman\”

That is, writing text or drawing statues of gods on the peach board

Hung on the left and right sides of the door. Side

Used to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings

During the Tang and Song Dynasties

People began to use red paper to make peach charms

In the \”Meng Liang Lu\” of the Song Dynasty

There are records of \”drawing peach charms\” and \”Spring Welcome Cards\”

In the \”Yutang Miscellaneous Notes\” of the Song Dynasty

It also records the text content of the \”Spring Card\”

That is, \”Fu Lu Shou\” and \”One Wealth and Two Happiness\” etc.

I wonder if you have thought about it

Express joyful, auspicious and beautiful meanings There are many characters

Why did you choose to paste the word \”福\”

The cultural connotation of the word \”福\”

\” \”Fu\” is a portrayal of human sacrificial activities in oracle bone inscriptions. In \”Zhou Li\”, there is a description of \”all those who benefit from sacrifices\”.

With the evolution of the times, \”Fu\” has evolved It means \”happiness\”. There is a saying in \”The Book of Rites\” that \”blessed people are prepared\”, which means \”blessing\” means everything goes smoothly. Han Feizi believes that \”long life and wealth are called blessings\”, which we often call \”five blessings\”. \”Linmen\” is also recorded in \”Shangshu\”. Health and longevity, successful career, prosperity, prosperity, social stability… are all included in the \”Five Blessings\”.

Then the problem comes

How should I post the word \”福\”

Many people post the word \”福\”

They paste the word \”福\” upside down

It means \”good fortune has arrived\”

In fact, it is not the case!

The door of your home must be decorated with blessings. Words

The word \”福\” on the gate means to welcome blessings and receive blessings

And the gate is a solemn and respectful place

Pay attention to symmetry , Founder

If the word \”Fu\” is pasted upside down on the door

it means \”Fu has arrived at the door but not entered the house\”

And the cabinets and trash cans in the house , water tank

You can paste the blessing characters upside down

This is to avoid pouring water and taking out the garbage

Blessings go backwards

After talking about the word \”blessing\”, let\’s take a look at the Spring Festival couplets

Spring Festival couplets have a history of thousands of years in China

We mentioned it above \”Peach charm ”

After the Han Dynasty

Write the name of the door god on the peach board

Hang it on the left and right sides of the door

This kind of peach charm is the earliest prototype of Spring Festival couplets

In the real sense

When was the first Spring Festival couplets born in history?

During the Five Dynasties period, during the Spring Festival one year, Emperor Meng Chang of the Later Shu Dynasty asked a bachelor to write some poems and write them on peach charms. But he was not satisfied with the bachelor\’s creation, so he wrote what is generally regarded as the earliest known Spring Festival couplets in Chinese history: \”New Year\’s greetings, and festivals called Changchun.\”

Originally there was nothing new, but this Spring Festival couplet became famous because it quickly became a prophecy and made a \”divine prophecy\”!

How to correctly post Spring Festival couplets?

The correct way to paste Spring Festival couplets

It depends on the writing of the horizontal batch. If the horizontal batch is written from right to left, the first couplet should be pasted. On the right side, the upper couplet is posted on the left side. After judging the upper and lower couplets by level and obliqueness, stick the upper couplet on the horizontal side.

For example: if the horizontal scroll is \”Good weather\” (from left), the first couplet should be posted on the left;

Not only is it particular about pasting the Spring Festival couplets

The red paper on which the Spring Festival couplets are written is also very particular. !

Spring

Lian

Red

Paper

Red symbolizes good luck in China, and Spring Festival couplets have become one of the most popular folk customs. There is a very important condition, which is that they must be written on red paper

Shandong Gaomi. Dongli Village, Xiazhuang City, produces 5,000 tons of traditional red paper Spring Festival couplets every year. The production of \”high-density red paper\” requires the use of high-quality white paper and the use of minerals to prepare pigments.

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Editor: Xi Yuxuan

Information: CCTV