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What is the significance of paper-cut patterns?

Name: Dragon Paper-cut

Dragon, as a unique cultural cohesion and accumulation of China people, has taken root and is deeply hidden in the subconscious of each of us. In China, dragons are related to everything in the world.

In the traditional culture of China, the dragon is a symbol of power, nobility and honor, as well as luck and success.

Another cultural symbol of the dragon is that it is different from others and ordinary people. Dragons are sacred, and extraordinary people are comparable. Therefore, people often call those who are ambitious, virtuous, capable, promising and successful as "dragons".

Name: Phoenix Flower and Flower Paper-cut, black,

Phoenix is an auspicious bird in people's minds and a symbol of world peace. The ancients believed that when there was peace and prosperity, there was a phoenix flying.

Phoenix is also a symbol of China's imperial power and is often used with dragons. Phoenix belongs to the dragon and is used for the queen's concubines. The combination of dragon and phoenix is the totem with the most China characteristics. There are a lot of similar shapes in folk art, and the phoenix is considered to be the noblest bird and the king of birds, and there is a saying that "a hundred birds fly towards the phoenix".

In the minds of China people, "Phoenix" has been the most important auspicious and magical thing in legend since ancient times. It is said that the phoenix can be reborn in the fire, symbolizing beauty, wisdom and good luck.

Name: Six Fish Making Lotus Paper-cut

Paper-cut lotus fish paste into a picture, called "more than every year, more than every year", indicating more than abundance.

Chinese zodiac paper-cut, paper-cut blessing

Symbol of the zodiac:

Watch out, mouse,

Diligence, cattle,

Mighty, tiger tiger,

Kindness, rabbit,

God, dragon,

Auspicious, snake,

Aggressive,,,,,

Meek sheep,

Wisdom (monkey,,

Nobles, chickens,

Loyalty, dog,

Dunhou, pig,

Name: Fu paper-cut, red,

The word "Fu", that is, the word we all put on the door on the occasion of the Chinese New Year, the ancients said that wealth and longevity are blessings. Ok, let me explain the word "test". Ah, the "test" means that the old man died of illness at an early age, which is a great blessing. Five Blessingg said in Hong Fan: First, long life, second, wealth, third, Corning, fourth, Xiu De, fifth, final exam. "

The purpose of praying for Najib is to pray and hope for an environment conducive to life and business, including the human environment and the natural environment. There are many ways to pray. In the daily life of ordinary people, from small flowers, rings and paper-cuts with window grilles to building houses and beams, people everywhere use metaphors, metaphors and metaphors to pray for Najib in clothing, roof design and decoration.

Jian Zhifu

Name: "Hi" paper-cut

Double happiness: use the symbol of double happiness when getting married.

Name: Pink Paper-cut

Shoutao paper-cut

In The Book of Songs Peach Blossom, "Peach Blossom Withered" describes the prosperous and gorgeous appearance of peach blossoms. From the Xanadu in the Peach Blossom Garden to the Flat Peach Garden in the Journey to the West to the Peach Blossom Island in The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Since ancient times, peaches have been favored by literati and poets, and are regarded as a symbol of good luck and longevity. People think that peach is the fruit of the immortal family, and it can live long after eating, so it has the reputation of Xiantao and longevity fruit.

Name: Lion

The lion looks fierce, brave and unstoppable, and is the king of all animals. Around the world, people regard lions as auspicious animals, and lion statues can be seen everywhere on five continents.

Although lions are not a local product of China, China has a unique lion culture, and lion dances will be held all over the country during the festival. People put on colorful lion coats and imitate lions to walk, sit, throw balls and jump. Among them, the dance of "two lions playing hydrangea" means endless life, family reproduction and social prosperity. The picture of the lion rolling hydrangea in auspicious patterns has the same meaning. The image of a lion often appears in Buddhist classics and Buddhist statues. Manjusri Bodhisattva, a wise Buddha, takes the lion as its mount, thus adding auspicious meaning to the lion.