The Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China and a big festival celebrated by the whole people. On this special day, people will post Spring Festival couplets, set off firecrackers, and have a reunion dinner to express their blessings and expectations for the New Year. As an important form in Spring Festival culture, Spring Festival couplets are not only blessings for the New Year, but also the inheritance of Chinese culture. In this article, we will bring you a collection of Spring Festival couplets, so that you can feel the charm of Chinese culture and pray for the blessings of the New Year.
The origin of Spring Festival couplets
Spring Festival couplets are a form of calligraphy in traditional Chinese culture. They originated in the Tang Dynasty and took shape in the Ming Dynasty. Spring couplets generally consist of two opposing verses, usually containing blessings and good wishes for the New Year. There are various forms of Spring Festival couplets, including horizontal scrolls, couplets, couplets, door couplets, window couplets, etc.
Classification of Spring Festival Couplets
According to the form, Spring Festival couplets can be divided into horizontal batches, couplets, couplets, door couplets, window couplets, etc. According to the content, it can be divided into blessings, meanings, entertainment, etc. The following are some common categories of Spring Festival couplets:
Blessing Spring Couplets
-The house is filled with gold and jade, bringing wealth and good fortune.
- Have more than enough every year and be safe every year.
-Good luck and everything goes well.
-May the four seasons be peaceful and bring five blessings to your door.
-Business is prosperous and financial resources are abundant.
Spring Festival Couplets with Meaning
-The world is filled with happiness and peace.
-Everything is renewed and the garden is filled with spring scenery.
-The mountains and rivers are intact, and the sea and sky are the same color.
-True love stays forever and friendship lasts forever.
-A harmonious society and people’s happiness.
Entertainment Spring Festival Couplets
-Don’t worry, you have no friends in the future, and no one in the world knows you.
-The plan for a year begins in spring, and the plan for a day begins in the morning.
-If you are proud of life, you must have all the fun, and don’t let the golden bottle stand empty against the moon.
-The spring garden is full of colorful colors, and beautiful women are walking everywhere.
-Five blessings come to your door, and auspicious stars shine.
How to make Spring Festival couplets
To make Spring Festival couplets, you need to prepare paper, brushes, ink, horizontal pens, pen markers and other tools. The following are the steps for making Spring Festival couplets:
1. Prepare paper and brush.
2. Choose the content of the couplet, use the horizontal pen to write the horizontal batch, and then use the counter pen to write the couplet.
3. Cover the brush bristles with ink. Be careful not to make the ink too thick or too thin.
4. Write from top to bottom and from left to right, keeping the consistency of your strokes.
5. After completion, hang the Spring Festival couplets in front of the door or on the window to express joy and blessings.