Pasting Spring Festival couplets is a tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times, but do you know? Spring Festival couplets are also exquisite. Can you distinguish the upper and lower couplets? If you post the word "fortune" and "fortune" upside down at your front door, you may think that fortune will come to fortune, or you may not be able to distinguish the upper and lower couplets, and you may not even know if you make a joke, or you may even be taboo. It's a great knowledge to paste Spring Festival couplets. Today, Xiaobian will talk with you about pasting Spring Festival couplets.
Look at the end of the sentence
Let's look at the last word in the couplet. The last word in the first couplet is three tones and four tones (tone), and the last word in the second couplet is one tone and two tones (flat tone). For example: "spring breeze hall is full of good Qi, and night rain is in front of the court to plant good flowers." four tones of Qi are tone tones, which are used as the first couplet; one tone of flower is flat tone, which is used as the second couplet.
2. Look at the meaning of words
When writing couplets, the upper couplet is usually a leading sentence, and the lower couplet is an extension sentence. The value of the upper couplet is to guide the meaning of the lower couplet, and the lower couplet is the leading role. The upper and lower couplets basically belong to causality, because it is the upper couplet, the result is the lower couplet. Example:'The spring breeze blows the green of Qianshan Mountain, the rising sun rises in the East, and the red of wanlihong 'brings out auspicious blessings with the artistic conception of early spring.
3. Look at the sequence
In the old time, the front is the first couplet, and in the new time, the back is the second couplet. Example: "plum blossoms are white jade in winter solstice and catkins are golden in spring". The earlier winter solstice is the first couplet, and the more recent spring is the second couplet.
4. The range of meaning
The smaller is the upper link, the larger is the lower link. For example, 'home' is less than 'country','home 'is the upper link and' country 'is the lower link. For example: "one gate is blessed by heaven, and people from all over the world welcome the rich and noble spring." one gate has a small scope, which is the first couplet. Four seas has a large scope, which is the second couplet.
In addition, most people like to paste the words upside down at the gate to symbolize good luck. However, folklore experts remind that upside down words are only used in places where people can't get in and out. In ancient times, they only pasted upside down words on things such as water tanks and wine VATS to symbolize good luck. But in places like doors and windows, don't put the words upside down. Otherwise, not only will you not get there, but also your good luck will be lost.
According to folklore experts, one of the important principles of pasting the word "Fu" is that the word "Fu" should be pasted in a dignified and respectful place and occasion. Especially from the perspective of the evolution of hieroglyphics, the symbol of "Fu" represents the offering table for worshiping the ancestors and gods of heaven and earth. Pasting "Fu" upside down is like knocking over the offering table. If the ancestors don't turn over their faces, they will snicker. How can they give good luck to their children?
In addition, it's good to stick auspicious words at the gate, but it's better not to stick 'spring'. It's said that 'spring' is only pasted on the gate in ancient times. At the same time, it's easy to cause family disputes. It's usually pasted on flowerpots. As for last year's Spring Festival couplets, don't leave them. Tear off the old couplets before the big dinner and stick new ones on them to make a perfect starting point for getting rid of the old!