There is something special about pasting \”福\”: don\’t post it upside down on the front door!

New Year\’s Eve is approaching, and a blessing gathering activity on a certain platform has hit the circle of friends. People can be seen scanning the word \”福\” everywhere, which shows people\’s good expectations for blessings.

Not only will there be activities with the theme of \”福\” on mobile phones, but in real life, many people have begun to buy stickers with the word \”福\” on them.

Pasting the word \”福\” at home is a traditional custom passed down from ancestors. Out of good intentions, the character \”福\” will be pasted upside down, with the meaning of \”福 has arrived\” But what you need to know is that not every place where the word \”福\” is written upside down has good intentions!

So, do you really understand how to paste the word \”福\”?

Tick the colorful dragon and phoenix to collect blessings Sunflower-petal Panqing Emperor Qianlong Collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing

First of all, let’s talk about it When did the custom of pasting the word \”福\” upside down become popular?

It is said that the custom of sticking the word \”福\” upside down came from the Palace of Prince Gong in the Qing Dynasty.

The chief steward of the palace wrote many words \”福\” in order to please his master. Let people stick it on the warehouse and the palace gate.

But a servant mistakenly posted the word \”福\” on the door upside down because he was illiterate. The butler knelt on the ground and said: Prince Gong has a long life and great fortune. Now the great fortune has really arrived. Yes, it’s a good sign

After hearing this, Fujin thought to himself, no wonder passers-by said that Prince Gong’s residence was a blessing. He said the auspicious words a thousand times and gained thousands of gold and silver. When he was happy, he rewarded the housekeeper and labeled \”福\”

The custom of pasting the word \”福\” on it afterward was introduced from the official residences to ordinary people\’s homes, in order to encourage passers-by or urchins to say a few words: \”Luck has arrived! Good luck has arrived!\”

\”\”Fu Lu Shou\” \”Three Characters\” scroll written by Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty, collected by the Palace Museum, Beijing

There is also a folk legend about the backward posting of the word \”福\”

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, used the word \”福\” as a secret sign. Preparing to kill someone, the kind-hearted Empress Ma decided to avoid the tragedy by ordering every household in the city to put a label with the character \”福\” on their door.

Of course no one dared to disobey Queen Ma\’s will, so every door had the word \”福\” posted on it. One family was illiterate and posted the word \”福\” upside down. .

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The next day, the emperor sent people to go to the streets to check and found that every house had posted the word \”福\”, except for one family who had posted the character \”福\” upside down. The emperor was furious after hearing the report. Immediately ordered the imperial guards to kill the entire family.

Empress Ma said to Zhu Yuanzhang: That family knew you were visiting and deliberately treated \”blessings\” The word sticker is upside down, doesn’t this mean “luck arrives”?

The emperor heard this It made sense, so he ordered the people to be released, and a catastrophe was eliminated.

From then on, people began to paste the word \”福\” upside down, firstly to seek good luck, and secondly to commemorate Queen Ma.

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Although the custom of pasting \”福\” upside down has become popular among the people, it is not appropriate all the time.

The first situation where the word \”福\” is applied upside down is in water tanks, trash cans and homes. Boxes and cabinets inside.

Since the contents of water tanks and trash cans must be poured out from inside, in order to avoid taboos Throw out the blessings in your home and paste the word \”福\” upside down.

The yearning for a better life.

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The second situation is on the cabinet in the house, the cabinet is used to store items place.

Pasting the word \”福\” upside down means that blessing (also wealth) will always come to the home. In the house and in the cupboard.

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But not all the words \”福\” must be pasted upside down, especially on the door .

The word \”福\” on the door means \”welcoming blessing\” and \”receiving blessing\”, and the door is the entrance and exit of the home, a solemn and respectful place. The word \”blessing\” that is affixed needs to be solemn, dignified and generous, so it should be affixed correctly.

At the same time, the word \”福\” on the door is affixed to Zhengfu, which means the auspicious reputation of opening the door to welcome blessings and blessings.

At home, even if you knock down \”blessing\”, it will be in your own home. Blessings are also locked up in your own house, and the house is full of blessings.

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The Spring Festival is just a few days away, have you posted the word \”福\”

In addition to posting the word \”福\”, what else have you posted during the Spring Festival?

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