When will the couplet be posted?

It is best to post couplets at the following times:

Put up Spring Festival couplets on 1 and the 29th afternoon of the twelfth lunar month (13 to 15). This time, the Spring Festival couplets are posted, and the old ones are torn down to make the new year prosperous.

2. Post Spring Festival couplets between 6 am and noon 12 on New Year's Eve. Tearing up the old Spring Festival couplets means that all good things will happen this year.

There is no unified time for posting Spring Festival couplets. Generally, the best time to post Spring Festival couplets is New Year's Eve, 2021February 1 1. But because many people will go back to their hometown for the Spring Festival, they will choose to post Spring Festival couplets before and after the Spring Festival.

According to legend, the door gods posted in ancient Chinese New Year were gods in the sky, and from the moment they were posted, God would come to visit this family. The Spring Festival couplets are torn, which is when these immortals return to heaven. Immortals will go to the gods and tell them about their protection on earth, hoping that the gods will bring good luck and good luck to people.

In ancient times, beginning of spring was the first year of the year. At first, after the meeting, Spring Festival couplets were posted during the solar term in beginning of spring. Later, it gradually evolved into posting Spring Festival couplets before the Spring Festival. It is best to post Spring Festival couplets between 6 am and noon 12 on New Year's Eve. Because the old Spring Festival couplets are torn up and thrown away, it means that all good things will happen this year.

Taboos for posting Spring Festival couplets:

1. Red Spring Festival couplets are not posted during mourning. Three years of mourning, you can't post red Spring Festival couplets. White couplets should be posted in the first year, green couplets can be posted in the second year and yellow couplets can be posted in the third year. After three years of mourning, that is, in the fourth year, red paper couplets can be restored.

2, the left and right can not be posted wrong. Generally speaking, the last word in the upper part of the couplet must end with the word "one", that is, the third or fourth sound of the letter pronunciation. The last word of the next couplet must end with the word "Ping".

3. Sticking Spring Festival couplets cannot exceed New Year's Eve. You can't post Spring Festival couplets after the first day, otherwise you can't "bid farewell to the old and welcome the new".