There are many things to pay attention to in couplets. How should you post couplets during the Chinese New Year?

When posting couplets, you should pay attention to the following aspects:

1. Pay attention to the time of posting couplets

There is an old saying called "Twenty-eight to post window grilles", in fact The couplets are usually posted on those days, the 28th, 29th or 30th of the twelfth lunar month. The couplets must be posted in the morning. Ancient people usually believed that the morning is the beginning of the day, symbolizing that everything is full of vitality, so they usually arrive at 6 a.m. Post the couplets between 12 noon.

2. Pay attention to the order of pasting the couplets

The upper couplet is usually posted on the right hand side when facing the door, and the second couplet is posted on the left hand side. Distinguishing the upper and lower couplets is also a science. Generally, the couplets have obvious oblique rhymes, the latter sentence obviously includes the previous sentence, the causal relationship between before and after, the time sequence, etc. Only when the upper and lower couplets are pasted correctly will the couplets look not awkward.

3. Pay attention to the choice of couplets

The number of characters in couplets is generally an odd number. Traditionally, the odd number has always symbolized auspiciousness. One thing is particularly important. Generally, the one posted in the middle should choose the door god or blessing. Please do not put the word "spring" on it, because in ancient times such words were only posted on the door of brothels.

4. Direction of pasting couplets

Couplets are generally posted in a bright and open place, at a certain distance from the door. The chosen couplets should not be too long or too wide.

5. How to post couplets

Before posting couplets, the dust from the past year is usually swept away from the door, so that people passing by can see the new year and new atmosphere at the door of the house. Before pasting the couplets, you must tear off the old couplets from last year. If you just cover them, it will be considered unlucky. Tearing off old couplets means getting rid of the old, and pasting new ones means welcoming the new.

Posting couplets is a skill. Before posting them, you can search for more information to prevent them from making a joke during the Chinese New Year. However, there are not so many New Year customs nowadays, and couplets have begun to come in various shapes and styles, so you can have a happy New Year even if you don’t pay so much attention to them.