Sticking the word "Fu" is an ancient custom. What are the classic meanings of the word "Fu"?

From ancient times to the present, during the Spring Festival, people generally have the custom of posting Spring Festival couplets. However, in the custom of posting Spring Festival couplets, the word "fu" is most often heard. However, what is the classic meaning of the word "Fu" in ancient China? In fact, by understanding some ancient customs, we can know that the word "Fu" had five main meanings in ancient China, also known as "Five Blessingg". In ancient times, "Five Blessingg" mainly referred to longevity, wealth, corning, virtue and a good death.

I. The specific meaning of "Five Blessingg" has five meanings in ancient times. The first meaning refers to a long life, that is, I hope everyone can be as happy as the East China Sea and live longer than Nanshan. The second layer means that the family can be rich, eat well and wear well, and have a noble position. The third layer means that everyone in the family can be healthy and happy. The fourth layer means that people can always be kind and peaceful. The fifth layer means that someone can take care of you when you are old, and someone can take care of things for you when you are dead.

Second, the origin of the word "Fu" Many people in modern times will post a word "Fu" at home during the New Year. However, when did the custom of pasting the word "Fu" begin? In fact, the earliest custom of pasting the word "Fu" in history originated from the Song Dynasty in China. There is actually a legend in China about the custom of "pasting blessings". Jiang Ziya was named a poor god in the Western Zhou Dynasty. But in order to prevent the poor god from coming to his house, people at that time specially posted the blessing words at home upside down. Since then, when people celebrate the Spring Festival, they always post a blessing in front of their own doors, with the aim of driving away the poor gods and pinning people's wishes for a better life.

Third, to sum up, China people always put their blessings at home during the New Year. Moreover, this word has five classic meanings, each of which expresses people's good wishes.