What are the customs of couplets?

The couplet customs mainly include the following types:

1. Spring couplet customs:

Spring Festival couplets are called spring posts in ancient times, and they are written and posted once a year during the Spring Festival. A seasonal couplet. The custom of Spring Festival couplets originated in the Five Dynasties, took shape in the Song Dynasty, and became very common in the Ming Dynasty. In Hunan, pasting Spring Festival couplets is an important custom in Spring Festival culture. Spring couplets are celebratory, timely and targeted, and highlight the word "spring".

2. Wedding couplet customs:

Wedding couplets are couplets written to celebrate the joy of marriage. They are usually posted on the door of the wedding home, the door of the bridal chamber, the hall or the funeral home. The content is mostly enthusiastic praise and good wishes for the two parties to the marriage, with a strong auspicious and festive color.

3. The custom of longevity couplets:

Shou couplets are couplets specially used to wish birthdays to people who have passed their birthdays. The content is usually about praising the achievements, talents, moral articles and blessings of the people who have passed their birthdays. Those who live longer will live a long and happy life, with warm and solemn emotions.

4. The custom of elegiac couplets:

Elegiac couplets, also called mourning couplets in some places, evolved from elegy words. They are a kind of elegiac couplets used by people to express their remembrance of their ancestors and the deceased. Couplets expressing grief. They are often posted on the door, on both sides of the urn, on both sides of the memorial service venue, and on wreaths. They are usually made of white paper with black characters, and have a solemn, solemn and sad emotional tone. Through couplets, people can arouse people's remembrance and respect for the deceased.

The characteristics of couplets are:

The number of words must be equal, the parts of speech must be equal, the structure must be proportional, the rhythm must be corresponding, the tone must be harmonious, and the content must be relevant.

Couplets are one of the traditional Chinese cultures and a treasure of Chinese traditional culture. The contrasts in the couplets must be regular and balanced.