Generally, the blessing words should be posted on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, before sunset, and not later than New Year's Eve at the latest.
There is also a specific order to paste the blessing words, generally from the outside to the inside, that is, first paste the blessing words outside the house, and then paste the blessing words inside the house.
Stick the word "Fu" first, then stick the big one, then stick the small one, then stick the right one, and then stick the reverse one, indicating that the New Year's wishes will flow from the outside to the home.
The story of the origin of China's New Year greetings.
The first kind: Jiang Taigong said.
It is said that when Jiang Taigong was deified, officials from all walks of life were awarded the throne, and Jiang Taigong's vulgar and ugly wife also came to beg for the throne, so Jiang Taigong named her "Poor God" and stipulated that she should not go near the blessed word.
Therefore, in order to avoid this poor god, people put a "spring sign" on the door, which is now written on red paper, but it is not clear whether the word has been pasted backwards since then.
The second type: Gong Shuo
On the eve of the Spring Festival in Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, the housekeeper of Gongwangfu wrote a few words of "Fu" to please his master, and people posted them on the gates of warehouses and Wang Fu. Unable to read, the family pasted the word "Fu" upside down on the gate. To this end, Prince Gong's Fujin (wife) was very angry and wanted to be punished by flogging.
Fortunately, the big housekeeper is a talkative person. He was afraid that Fujin would blame him and bring trouble on himself. He quickly knelt down and stated, "I have often heard that Prince Gong lived a long life and made a fortune. Now Dafu has really fallen (arrived), which is a good omen. " Hearing this, Prince Gong Fujin turned his anger into joy and thought, "No wonder passers-by say that Prince Gong is blessed. He said auspicious words a thousand times and gold and silver increased.
Ordinary slave, I can't believe this trick! Then reward the housekeeper, 50 taels of silver each. "。 Later, the custom of putting the word "fu" upside down was introduced to Moxiang people from the official residence. After posting it, everyone will like passers-by or urchins to say a few words, "Fu has fallen! Blessed are you! "For good luck.