The Spring Festival is very fresh, and red paper-cutting is very popular. Why are all paper-cuts red?

Paper-cutting is an intangible cultural heritage of our country, especially on occasions like the Spring Festival, which will appear on the doors and windows of every household. It is integrated with people's lives, and at the same time, in such a reunion festival as the Spring Festival, it also makes people's lives more ceremonial. At the same time, it can also express people's yearning for a better life through paper-cutting.

Paper-cutting has a very long history, which originated before the Tang Dynasty and has a very profound historical and cultural background. No matter on the street or in some exhibition halls, the paper-cut artworks displayed are all red, with no other colors. This makes people curious. Why are all paper-cuts red? ?

First of all, it is decided by the suitable occasion of paper-cutting, which is generally a major festival. In our traditional thinking, red represents a blessing, auspiciousness and prosperity. Through red, you can also express the mood of the festival and set off the atmosphere of the festival. It is also a color deeply loved by the broad masses of the people.

Secondly, it is a tradition to use red in some major festivals. Now all paper-cuts are red, and this tradition has been followed. Therefore, using red as the background color of paper-cutting now can also show respect for traditional culture and is also a form of folk custom.

In fact, in people's daily life, paper-cutting is widely used, for example, paper-cutting with the word "Double Happiness" pasted on the glass window during the Spring Festival, or paper-cutting with the word "Double Happiness" cut by the couple when they get married. The use of red can make people feel the warmth and atmosphere of the festival, and it is also a symbol of good luck.