What's the meaning of hanging lanterns at the door?

Traditionally, people think that hanging lanterns has the auspicious meaning of "red" luck. On holidays, lanterns are basically auspicious patterns and auspicious blessing words. In addition, the red of lanterns is the color of cinnabar, which is a very effective treasure in geomantic omen. Therefore, it has been a tradition to hang red lanterns on the gate since ancient times.

Lantern is not only a tool for ancient lighting, but also a symbol of good fortune in traditional geomantic numerology. Because the pronunciation of "Deng" and "Ding" is similar, it indicates that people are prosperous and is regarded as a good omen for good luck.

Every year in the first month of the lunar calendar, every household hangs a red lantern symbolizing auspiciousness to create a festive atmosphere, and the lantern has also become a symbol of happiness for the people of China.

In ancient China, people paid attention to yes-men and fortune, and so did hanging lanterns. Generally speaking, they are uniform, not single, symmetrical, hanging on both sides of the gate, hanging in the south instead of the north. In addition, lanterns are hung every Spring Festival. The important thing is that this year's lanterns will not be hung until next year. In ancient times, they were usually destroyed by "touching lanterns", that is, lanterns collided with each other and were destroyed after catching fire.