Stick couplets in different positions
Sticking couplets is very particular. When facing the gate, the upper part is on the right, the lower part is on the left, and the order of the banners is from right to left. In different places, names are different. For example, the door core is attached to the center of the upper end of the door panel; The "door frame pair" is attached to the left and right door frames; "Cross-dressing" is posted on the crossbar of the door; "Spring strips" are posted in corresponding places according to different contents; "Doujin", also known as "door leaf", is a square diamond that is often attached to furniture.
Taboos related to Spring Festival couplets
First, the time to post Spring Festival couplets.
According to different local customs, the time for posting Spring Festival couplets is slightly different. As the saying goes, "Twenty-eight, decals", and there is a folk song called "Twenty-nine, Spring Festival couplets upside down" in some places. Spring Festival couplets are usually posted on the 28th and 29th of the twelfth lunar month, but most people are not very particular about it.
Second, post Spring Festival couplets.
Traditionally, the first couplet of Spring Festival couplets should be posted on the right hand side (that is, the left side of the door), and the second couplet should be posted on the left hand side (that is, the right side of the door), and the horizontal batch is also read from right to left. Upper and lower couplets cannot be posted backwards. For example, "Hongmei is proud of winter snow; Green willows spit catkins to welcome the new year ",from the content point of view, the upper couplet and the lower couplet are progressive in order, and it is wrong to stick them backwards;" "Generally speaking, from the perspective of flat tones, the final word is three or four tones (that is, flat tones), which is the upper part, and the final word is one or two tones (flat tones), which is the lower part. For example, couplets end with the word "snow" (the ancient rhyme of "snow" is the sound of falling) and end with the word "spring". There are also several couplets with flat endings and vague endings. This kind of situation should be judged from the content of Spring Festival couplets, which usually have causal, progressive or sequential relations. Before posting, read the couplets carefully and understand the contents of the couplets.
It should be noted that since the vertical writing was changed to horizontal writing, the original reading habit of vertical writing from right to left was also changed to left to right, so Spring Festival couplets can also be left and right. However, it should be noted that horizontal batch orders must also be written and posted from left to right accordingly.
Third, the size of the Spring Festival couplets.
In order to coordinate, it is advisable to stick Spring Festival couplets on residents' doors with a width of 15-20 cm and a length of more than half of the doorframe, while merchants should stick Spring Festival couplets with a width of about 20-30 cm and a length of more than half of the doorframe, which is harmonious and generous. As for the gates of some tall buildings, if Spring Festival couplets are posted, the width of the couplets should not exceed 40 cm, and the length should also exceed half of the doorframe.
Sticking couplets is very particular. According to the traditional pasting method, if the contents of the horizontal batch are arranged from right to left, it is better to follow the traditional pasting method, that is, the upper part is pasted on the right side and the lower part is pasted on the left side; However, due to modern habits, if the horizontal batch content is arranged from left to right, it can also be linked on the left and linked on the right.
When are Spring Festival couplets usually posted and torn?
Different from the concentrated time of posting Spring Festival couplets, the time of picking Spring Festival couplets varies greatly from place to place. According to different local folk customs, there are three main types: year-round theory, festival theory and natural shedding theory.
All the year round. Spring Festival couplets are auspicious, so it is necessary to remove the "old" Spring Festival couplets and paste new ones in the coming year, which means to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and have a good year. In this whole year, if the Spring Festival couplets are damaged, they need to be repaired in time.
During the holidays. As one of the magic weapons to drive away the Year of the Animal, Spring Festival couplets can be picked after the Year of the Animal. According to different local folk customs, the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month counts as the end of the year, and the Year of the Loong on the second day of February counts as the end of the year. With the development of the city, some localities and units, for the sake of city appearance and property management, demand to dismantle Spring Festival couplets during or after the Spring Festival holiday.
Natural shedding theory. The so-called natural falling off means that after the Spring Festival couplets are posted, no one cares, and the Spring Festival couplets are hit by wind and rain and naturally fall off. Or, when you see the Spring Festival couplets ruined by the wind and rain, just take them off.
Burning: There is also the saying of "burning Spring Festival couplets", which means burning the old ones, which means burning all the bad luck.
There is a legend among the Han people: Spring Festival couplets are immortals in the sky. When they are burned, they will go to heaven to report the situation of the Han people to the Jade Emperor, hoping that the gods can bring good luck and other beautiful legends to the families of the Han people.
As the Spring Festival couplets are auspicious in folk customs, it is immoral to destroy (burn, tear, smear, etc.). ) Spring Festival couplets are casual.