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The new year is approaching

In order to welcome the Spring Festival

Every household has begun to make preparations

Buying new year’s goods, cleaning the house…

Naturally, it is indispensable to post blessing characters and Spring Festival couplets

But did you know?

There is a lot of emphasis on pasting blessing characters and Spring Festival couplets of

Should the word \”福\” be posted upright or upside down?

On the left side of the Spring Festival couplets is the upper couplet

Or is it the top line on the right?

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Don’t post it wrong again!

Where does the word \”福\” come from?

\”Thousands of households on the same day

Always replace old charms with new ones\”

The \”peach charm\” mentioned in this poem

It is the predecessor of the word \”福\”, 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 hell

The Yellow Emperor created the custom of exorcising ghosts accordingly

——Establish the \”Big Peach Man\”——

The custom of placing peach people at the door

It has been formed at least in the Han Dynasty

But due to the cumbersome production of peach figures

After the Han Dynasty, it was gradually simplified into \”Taofu\”

That is, write text or draw statues of gods on the peach board

Hang on the left and right sides of the door

Used to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings

Tang and Song Dynasties

People began to use red paper to make peach charms

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

There are records of \”drawing peach charms\” and \”Spring Festival cards\”

In \”Yutang Miscellanies\” of the Song Dynasty

The text content of \”Spring Card\” is also recorded

That is, the words \”Fu Lu Shou\” and \”One Wealth and Two Happiness\”

I wonder if you have ever thought about it

There are many words that express joy, auspiciousness, and beautiful meanings

Why did you choose to post the word \”福\”?

The cultural connotation of the word \”福\”

\”Fu\” in Oracle Bone Inscriptions is a portrayal of human sacrificial activities. In \”The Rites of Zhou\”, there is a description of \”all those who are blessed by sacrifices\”.

As the times evolve, \”福\” evolves It means \”happiness\”. There is a saying in \”Book of Rites\” that \”lucky people are prepared\”, which means \”lucky\” means everything goes well. Han Feizi believed that \”a long life of wealth and honor is called blessing.\” The \”five blessings\” we often call one\’s door are also recorded in \”Shangshu\”: health and longevity, successful career, affluent life, prosperity, social stability… They are all included in the \”Five Blessings\”.

Then the problem comes

How should the word \”福\” be posted?

Many people posted blessing characters

They all paste \”福\” upside down

Meaning \”luck has arrived\”

That’s not the case!

The door of your home must be pasted with the word \”福\”

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

And the gate is a solemn and respectful place

Pay attention to symmetry and squareness

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

It indicates that \”blessings arrive at the door but do not enter the home\”

And on the cabinets, trash cans, and water tanks in the house

You can paste the word blessing upside down

This is to avoid pouring water and taking out garbage

Take away the blessings at home

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

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

We mentioned \”Peach Talisman\” above

After Han Dynasty

Write the name of the door god on the peach board

Hang on the left and right sides of the door

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

Really

When was the first Spring Festival couplets born in history?

During the Five Dynasties, during the Spring Festival one year, Emperor Meng Chang of the Later Shu Dynasty asked the 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 considered to be The earliest known Spring Festival couplets in Chinese history: \”New Year\’s Day, Happy Festival, 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 post Spring Festival couplets correctly?

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 upper couplet should be affixed to the right, otherwise the upper couplet should be affixed to the left. After judging the upper and lower lines through the level and obliqueness, stick the upper couplet on the horizontal batch.

For example: if the horizontal batch is \”The weather is good\” (from left), the first couplet should be posted on the left; if the horizontal batch is \”Men Lin Fu Wu\” (from right), the first couplet should be posted on the right.

Not only is it important to post Spring Festival couplets

The red paper used to write Spring Festival couplets is also very particular!

Spring Festival couplets on 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.

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

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