The correct way to paste the Spring Festival couplets

Posting Spring Festival couplets on the right and left

The traditional way of posting Spring Festival couplets is to face the door with the upper couplet on the right and the lower couplet on the left, and the order of the words in the horizontal scroll is from right to left.

Another method is also commonly used, as the horizontal writing format is now changed to left to right, the Spring Festival couplets can also be on the left, the next couplet on the right, the order of the horizontal inscription is also from left to right, suitable for people's reading habits.

Remember, don't "mix and match" the two methods of posting spring scrolls.

The key to distinguishing between the upper and lower couplets is the last word. According to the rules, the last word of the first couplet must end in an oblique tone, while the next couplet must end in an even tone.

The time to put up Spring Festival couplets should be chosen

The time to put up Spring Festival couplets varies slightly according to local customs.

As the saying goes, "twenty-eight, paste flowers", but also some local ballads have "twenty-nine, paste inverted You (meaning posting Spring Festival couplets)", that is, in the Lunar New Year's Eve, twenty-nine posting Spring Festival couplets. But most people still rush to New Year's Eve on this day.

Between 6 a.m. and 12 p.m. on New Year's Eve, old couplets are torn and new ones are pasted on, which means getting rid of the old and bringing in the new.

Posting odd numbers has a better meaning

Posting Chinese New Year couplets at the front door, remember to post odd numbers, which symbolize good luck. Also, do not stick the word "spring" alone at the entrance of your home, you can stick the word "blessing" or "fortune", etc.

This is a good idea.

Don't stick the word "Fu" randomly

Placing the Spring Festival couplets at the same time, we also like to stick the word "Fu", but the word "Fu" is not all to be posted upside down.

Don't stick the door god in reverse

Posting the door god should pay attention to, the two sides of the door on the face of the character is opposite, don't stick it in reverse. The old building's door are two doors opposite each other, the door god is exactly one side of the paste one. Nowadays, housing is a single door, the two door god can only be pasted on the same door. When pasting, pay attention to the location of the beautiful and generous.