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Legend of the Spring Festival-Sticking Spring Festival couplets and Door Gods
It is said that the custom of pasting Spring Festival couplets began in the post-Shu period about 1000 years ago, which is proved by history. In addition, according to the Jade Candle Collection and the Chronicle of Yanjing, the original form of Spring Festival couplets is what people call "Fu Tao".
In the ancient mythology of China, it is said that there is a ghost world, in which there is a mountain, a big peach tree covering three thousand miles, and a golden rooster at the top of the tree. Whenever the golden rooster crows in the morning, the ghost who travels at night will rush back to the ghost domain. The Gate of Ghost Domain is located in the northeast of Peach Tree District. There are two gods standing by the door, named Shen Tu and Lei Yu. If the ghost does something unnatural at night, Shen Tu and Lei Yu will immediately find it, catch it, tie it up with a rope made of Miscanthus and give it to the tiger. So all the ghosts in the world are afraid of Shen Tu and Lei Yu. So people carved them into peach trees and put them at their doorsteps to ward off evil spirits and prevent harm. Later, people simply carved the names of Shen Tu and Lei Yu on the mahogany board, thinking that this could also eliminate disasters. This kind of red board was later called "Fu Tao".
In the Song Dynasty, people began to write couplets on mahogany boards, one for killing evil spirits, the other for expressing good wishes, and the third for decorating the portal for beauty. They also write couplets on red paper symbolizing happiness and good luck, and stick them on both sides of doors and windows during the Spring Festival to express people's good wishes for good luck in the coming year.
In order to pray for the longevity of the family, people in some places still keep the habit of sticking up doors. It is said that there are two door gods posted on the gate, and all monsters will be afraid. In the folk, the door god is a symbol of justice and strength. The ancients thought that people with strange looks often had magical temperament and extraordinary skills. They are honest and kind, and it is their nature and responsibility to catch ghosts and demons. Zhong Kui, a ghost hunter who is highly regarded by people, is such a strange look. Therefore, the folk door gods are always glaring and ferocious, holding all kinds of traditional weapons in their hands, ready to fight against ghosts who dare to come to the door. Because the doors of China's house are usually two opposite doors, the door gods are always paired.
After the Tang Dynasty, besides peace, people also regarded Qin and Weichi Gong, two military commanders in the Tang Dynasty, as gatekeepers. According to legend, Emperor Taizong was ill, heard ghosts screaming outside, and stayed up all night. So he asked the two generals to stand by with weapons in their hands, and there was no ghost harassment the next night. Later, Emperor Taizong had the images of these two generals painted and pasted on the door, and this custom began to spread widely among the people.
Our Festival-Spring Festival
How time flies! In a blink of an eye, 20 18 is a perfect ending for us who are one year older. We also opened the curtain for 20 19. Tell you, the Spring Festival is one of my favorite festivals!
On the first day of the Spring Festival, I was extremely reluctant to get up and was awakened by my father who came to my room to post something. As soon as I arrived, I stuck my sleepy head on me and didn't forget to say a blessing to my parents. In this way, I got the first red envelope this year. After I got the red envelope, I saw my parents clean up the house. Then, I went to visit my relatives in a good mood.
When you come to the countryside, guess what the continuous sound is. Ha! Tell you what! It's firecrackers because my cousin didn't dare to set off firecrackers, and the adults were busy, so I, a brave girl, took up the manual work of setting off firecrackers. "Burn firecrackers!" I shouted and threw the lit firecrackers out of the house. After the firecrackers, the ground was covered with red things. Let me tell you something: I lit a hole in my shoe when I lit firecrackers.
I have been setting off firecrackers this Spring Festival. People passing by told me to be careful! I sleep thinking about when to set off firecrackers! I said: This Spring Festival is really different!