Paper cutting why all like to use red paper, what is the intention, do you know?

We see most of the traditional folk paper cuts are red, only a small part of the color, set of colors. Monochrome paper cuttings are basically red. Why is that? Why not use other colors? This question has troubled many people, here to explain to you, the formation of this habit with the Chinese people revere the red national psychology, because the red passion, bright, warm, meaning life is red-hot, red in China, whether it is the past or present, is the emperor or the folk people, are regarded as the mainstream color tone, representing optimism, peace, positive national spirit.

Red in the eyes of the Chinese people as an auspicious color, what the red bag, red carpet, Hong Fu Qi Tian, Hong Luck Dangtou, full of red, all the major festivities red is the protagonist, paper-cutting is a frequent visitor to these scenes, the red naturally became its color, such as the wedding in the big red happy words, the New Year's window decals, are all red, people recognized and accustomed to the color over time, otherwise it is not in line with the rules, against the rules, and against the national spirit of optimism and peace. Otherwise, it is not in line with the rules, contrary to common sense. In addition, paper-making was invented by the Chinese, paper-cutting was also invented by the Chinese, so paper-cutting also represents the Chinese characteristics.

In the beginning, paper-cutting is a housewife in the children to do needlework, use the spare time under the lamp to complete, not so much to pay attention to, or to take the husband to smoke thrown away by the old cigarette case, casually holding the scissors cut up, nothing more than the self-expression of the good intentions, but it is in this case, with distinctive national characteristics of folk paper-cutting has arisen, and has slowly become a part of the embellishment of the life of the people, the people living conditions were very good, the people were very happy. At that time, people's living conditions were very poor, living in the dark kiln or low earth hut, New Year's Eve, the hand of a woman with her husband to write couplets left the corners of the red paper cut window, in the post after the couplets, by the way, pasted on the windowpaper, the house will immediately brighten a lot of increased festive atmosphere, the children will be happy to dance, which is a paper-cutting to people to bring a powerful pleasure and spiritual fulfillment.

Paper cutting in addition to embellish the festive atmosphere, there are other uses. For example, rituals, funeral ceremonies, etc., also have its figure appeared, but this kind of paper-cutting is different from our common traditional folk paper-cutting, is the paper civilization and other cultures of the interactive fusion, the formation of a form of its expression is more colorful and colorful, the color is also more home to a variety of diversified, for example, black, white, blue, yellow, and its representative of the significance of the thousands of different, will not be introduced here. In short, the traditional Chinese folk paper cutting is red is the big **** knowledge.