When will the Spring Festival couplets be posted, stick grilles?

Generally speaking, every household will "paste the Year Red" on the 28th, 29th or 30th of the twelfth lunar month. Sticking last year's red on doors and windows can not only add festive atmosphere, but also express people's beautiful expectations for the new year and new life.

The custom of posting Spring Festival couplets in the New Year originated in the Song Dynasty and was popular in the Ming Dynasty. Its main form is that every household should choose a pair of red Spring Festival couplets and stick them on the door. You can choose to buy them or write them yourself.

Besides, there is another saying about the origin of Spring Festival couplets. That's a spring post. The ancients posted the word "Yichun" more and more at the beginning of spring, and then it gradually developed into Spring Festival couplets, with a good wish to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters and welcome auspiciousness.

People basically put up Spring Festival couplets on the morning of New Year's Eve and set off firecrackers after putting them up. It is said that this is to drive away the Nian beast and bring good luck to the new year.