The first couplet: Fireworks are rising, illuminating the world, and thousands of houses are lighting up, toasting the new year. The second couplet: The rays of light are flying, reflecting the mountains and rivers, and hundreds of millions of people are happy, drinking wine to celebrate the new year.
Couplets, also known as antithetical couplets, door pairs, spring posts, spring couplets, antithetical couplets, peach charms, couplets, etc., are a type of dual literature that originated from peach charms. It is a dual sentence written on paper, cloth or carved on bamboo, wood, or pillars. The words are concise and the meaning is profound, the contrast is neat, the oblique and oblique are coordinated, the number of words is the same, and the structure is the same. It is a unique art form of the Chinese language.
It is a kind of dual literature, which originated from Taofu. It is a national literary style written using the characteristics of Chinese characters. Its wonderful combination with calligraphy has become a colorful artistic creation of the Chinese nation. According to legend, the couplet originated from Meng Chang, the lord of Shu after the Five Dynasties. Couplets are a treasure of Chinese Han traditional culture.
The difference between the upper and lower lines of Spring Festival couplets
1. Adjust the level and oblique points according to the characters: couplets pay more attention to the level and oblique tone. The last character of the first couplet is usually oblique sound, and the last character of the second line is generally oblique. It's a flat voice.
2. Divide according to left and right directions: When pasting couplets, the upper couplet should be pasted on the right, the second couplet should be pasted on the left, and the left and right should be divided by facing the door or pilaster.
3. Divide in chronological order: the first line is the first line, and the last line is the second line. For example, "The door welcomes the blessings of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the door welcomes the blessings of east, west, south, north and west."
4. Divide according to language habits: For example, "Blessings are like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and longevity is as long as the everlasting pines in the Nanshan Mountains."