The correct way to post Spring Festival couplets on the door is as follows:
As you face the door, you should put the couplets on the right hand side and the lower couplets on the left hand side. At the same time, the writing direction of horizontal batches should also be from right to left.
Of course, some people now reverse this order, that is, paste the couplet on the left hand side and the lower couplet on the right hand side. In this case, the writing direction of the horizontal batch should also be changed from left to right.
The forms of "attachments" to Spring Festival couplets:
There are generally two main forms of "attachments" to Spring Festival couplets. One is horizontal batching, and the other is diamond-shaped fighting. Hengpi is also called "Hengpi".
The horizontal scroll of the Spring Festival couplets is usually a smaller banner, which usually contains four-character auspicious words related to the Spring Festival, such as "the earth returns to spring", "the four seas celebrate together" and so on. The horizontal scroll of Spring Festival couplets is usually posted on the door. The traditional writing order is from right to left, while the alternative way is from left to right.
The diamond-shaped bucket square can be regarded as a variation of horizontal batch. The most common diamond-shaped Doufang contains only one word, such as "spring", "福", etc. This type of diamond-shaped Doufang is also called "Spring Doufang" and "Fu Zi Doufang".
In most cases, they are posted in a diamond shape, so it is called diamond fighting. As an alternative, you can also write various four-character auspicious words in the rhombus square.
The paper used to write Spring Festival couplets used to be ordinary red paper. Those who are more particular will use Wannianhong couplet paper. Wannianhong couplet paper is basically special paper produced for festive events such as the Spring Festival and weddings. In most cases, there is no need to cut the Wannianhong paper. You can buy more of it on a regular basis. You won’t be able to use it up during the Spring Festival this year, and you can still use it next year and the year after.