Don’t make these mistakes again when posting couplets during the Chinese New Year. It’s so embarrassing.

In order to welcome the Spring Festival, we will post door gods and couplets on every New Year's Eve (or the 29th). Posting the couplets on them is very festive and festive, and it is said that they can also ward off evil spirits.

Posting couplets is a big deal, and every household will post them. But many people know that they need to post couplets, but they don’t know that there are also particularities to posting them. If you don’t know this, you may have made this mistake after posting couplets for so many years.

1. Pasting the word "福" upside down regardless of the place

There have always been different opinions on whether it is better to paste the word "福" upright or upside down. The word "dautiao" is a homophonic sound of "fu pour", which means "blessing has arrived". Although the meaning is very good, there is also a basis for this backward method in history. However, it should be noted that the word "福" posted on the door must be facing up, which means opening the door to welcome blessings. The door is the entrance and exit of a home, a solemn and respectful place. The blessing characters posted on it must be dignified and generous, so they should be posted upright. Cabinets, water tanks, and inner doors are suitable for pasting the word "福" upside down, which means that blessings will come to your home all the time, and it indicates that good luck will come to your home.

2. The left and right positions of the top and bottom lines of the couplet are reversed

It is a mistake that many people make. In ancient times, because couplets were written from right to left, the traditional way of pasting them was to put the first couplet on the right side of the door.

3. Can’t distinguish the upper and lower lines of the couplet

To distinguish the upper and lower lines of the couplet, you can start with the time first as the upper line and the time later as the lower line; or we can say that we should do it first The things to be done are the top priority, and the things to be done later are the bottom priority. For example, the first couplet is used to say farewell to the old year, and the second couplet is used to welcome the new year.

It can also be divided into tones. Spring couplets pay more attention to the flat and oblique tones. The last character of the first couplet should be oblique and the last character of the second couplet should be flat. The above are common mistakes made when posting couplets. Once you have seen them, don’t make them again. If you see your relatives and friends doing this, remind them. Otherwise, it is easy to make a joke, and it is said that it will also affect your fortune during the New Year.