Couplets, commonly known as pairs. Sticking couplets is a folk custom that has been formed in western Beijing and even the whole country for thousands of years.
Different regions, different nationalities, different industries and even different villages have their own unique folk customs. Only pasting Spring Festival couplets is the most extensive, universal, civilized, culturally rich and ethnic folk custom. It is the unique spiritual wealth of the Chinese nation and unique in the world.
The couplets hanging on the pillars are called couplets; The pair posted on the door is called the door couplet; The couplet is called nave; Wedding couplets are called wedding couplets; Hanging couplets at funerals is called elegiac couplets; Birthday for the elderly is called Shoulian; Couplets to congratulate all kinds of happy events are called He Lian; Spring Festival couplets are called Spring Festival couplets. There are festival couplets, industry couplets, painting couplets, study couplets, calligraphy couplets, studio couplets and so on. The most fashionable, common, concentrated, grand and full of national characteristics.
With the passage of history and the wide application of couplets culture, couplets have not only been used to paste, hang and decorate courtyards and buildings, but have been integrated into people's whole lives. When playing, communicating, dining table and even visiting scholars, they all regard couplets as a kind of cultural exchange, cultural entertainment, and even as a civilized dialogue, and some regard couplets as a tool to vent their feelings. In short, there are many famous stories about couplets in history.