What's the saying about tearing up Spring Festival couplets?

Tearing up Spring Festival couplets means saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, which means that the old will not go and the new will not come. Moreover, some couplets have zodiac signs, so the zodiac signs will be changed after the New Year. Another way of saying this is to keep last year's Spring Festival couplets unknown.

Are you particular about tearing up old Spring Festival couplets?

The time to pick Spring Festival couplets is generally near the end of the year, but the premise is that Spring Festival couplets are well preserved. However, it is ok to tear it if you want, mainly because of etiquette. Generally, we have to wait until the next year to put up a new one before removing the original one. According to the auspicious time of posting the spring year every day, you can take it first and post it later. There is no more pressure. If the Spring Festival is coming soon and it is damaged, there are still ways to repair it. Especially before the fifteenth day of the first month. If there is any damage in the future, forget it, and wind and rain are inevitable.

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Women are forbidden to write Spring Festival couplets.

In ancient times, women were not allowed to write couplets, no matter how good the words were. At that time, it was thought that this was a sign that the family was not rich. When posting, others can prompt the posting location. Once the Spring Festival couplets are posted, others are not allowed to say right and wrong, otherwise the family will be unhappy. Portal is the passage for residents to go in and out, and it is also the main boundary to delimit "home" and "outside home". When you step out of the door, you will "go out" and when you enter the door, you will "return safely". Outside the door, people like to paste auspicious words such as "safe entry and exit" to make home and going out smooth and safe.

Can I buy Spring Festival couplets as gifts?

There are some folk sayings that it is not good to buy Spring Festival couplets as gifts, just like asking family members to buy red clothes in this animal year. But you can actually send Spring Festival couplets. In ancient times, the couplets of calligraphers and writers were hard to find, and some even invited talented people to write couplets. If your handwriting is good, it is also very thoughtful to write a couplet to your friend. After all, couplets can also express your blessings. If it is a purchase, be sure to read the content carefully when buying. Of course, only suitable content, if it is sent to the elders, will be more particular. I won't give examples here.