The verses written in the Spring Festival couplets are as follows:
1. Verse: Thousands of households always replace old talismans with new peaches. ——"Yuan Ri" by Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty.
Interpretation: The rising sun shines on thousands of households, and they all take down the old peach charms and replace them with new ones.
2. Half a lamp has been used to slaughter Su, but peach symbols are written on the grass in front of the lamp. ——"Heavy Night Snow" by Lu You in the Song Dynasty.
Interpretation: Before I could raise the cup half filled with Tusu wine to celebrate, I was still writing the peach charms to welcome the Spring Festival in cursive script under the lamp.
3. Not asking for a meeting, but a visit, and the house is filled with famous papers. ——"New Year's Greetings" by Wen Zhengming of the Ming Dynasty.
Explanation: I don’t ask for a meeting, I just want to greet you through greetings, so my house is filled with all kinds of precious greetings in the morning.
Types of Spring Festival couplets:
1. Festive couplets, which are relatively common and used in almost every household.
2. Missing couplets are often used when a relative has died in the family in recent years (usually within three years).
3. The sacred cave couplet is used in front of the house of the Liushen Divine Cave.
4. Industry couplets. All walks of life celebrate the Spring Festival by writing and posting Spring Festival couplets based on the characteristics of the industry.
5. Pray for good luck. Paste the words "Front Suzaku", "Back Xuanwu", "Left Qinglong" and "Right White Tiger" on the front, back and left sides of the house, and "Rising Sun Shining High" and "Purple Air Coming from the East" are posted on the door. ".