Why do Koreans write Spring Festival couplets in black and white? Aren't they afraid of bad luck?

Our country has a very long history, and it is also a very developed country, so that the cultures of other neighboring countries are also influenced by our culture. Just like South Korea, they also celebrate the Spring Festival like our country, and they also post Spring Festival couplets during the Spring Festival. But their Spring Festival couplets are written in black and white. In the eyes of people in our country, this kind of Spring Festival couplets is posted after the funeral, so it will be considered unlucky. It is really inappropriate to post such couplets on such a festive day, but why do Koreans do this? It turned out to be caused by cultural differences between the two countries.

The custom of posting Spring Festival couplets in Korea comes from China. In our country, when happy events happen, red is the main color, because it represents celebration. However, in the long history of our country, before the Han Dynasty, it was not only red that represented happiness, but white that represented happiness. Koreans accepted this custom just before the Han Dynasty. With the development of society, this custom in Korea has never changed, and Spring Festival couplets are still written in black and white.

Korea was founded later than China, that is, after the demise of Shang Dynasty, and then moved to the Korean Peninsula, so many Korean folk cultures followed the Shang Dynasty. With the continuous development and progress of society, these cultural rules in North Korea have been well passed down. So in their eyes, white is not unlucky, on the contrary, white is festive. Therefore, during the Spring Festival, they will put on white Spring Festival couplets and then put on traditional costumes to worship their ancestors.

With the development of network technology and frequent international exchanges, it is easy to find cultural differences between countries. Only by respecting the cultures of other countries can we better understand the reasons for cultural differences. In any case, in the eyes of Koreans, the purity represented by white is a color of positive energy. Therefore, before asking questions, it is best to have enough understanding to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding.