Can we not tear up last year's couplets this year?

Tear up the old couplets and don't put up new ones.

Because the old couplets left over from last year are difficult to deal with, many people paste the new couplets directly on the old ones for convenience, which is wrong. Tearing up the old Spring Festival couplets means tearing up the bad ones and pasting new ones. This is a new way to deal with old cloth. If you stick it directly on the old one, it will not bring good luck.

When pasting Spring Festival couplets, many people will choose to paste, transparent adhesive, double-sided adhesive, glue and so on. To fix the Spring Festival couplets, which also leads to the trouble when people open the Spring Festival couplets in the coming year. The easiest way is to pour a big pot of water on the old Spring Festival couplets. After soaking in water, you can pick up a broom and wipe it from left to right, which is cleaner.

Of course, you can also use double-sided tape to paste Spring Festival couplets. You can try to soften the double-sided adhesive by heating. With the increase of temperature, the adhesion gradually weakens and it is easier to remove. Of course, if there is residue, you can wipe it with nail polish that removes nail polish, and it is very satisfactory after treatment.

What's the point of posting couplets?

1, the most auspicious is singular.

Stick Spring Festival couplets at the door, remember to stick odd numbers indicating auspiciousness, and don't just stick the word "Spring" on the door. You can paste the word blessing and wealth, because in ancient times, only Yi Hongyuan could paste the word "spring".

2. The difference between left and right

When posting Spring Festival couplets, some people often put the upper and lower pages in the wrong place. Spring Festival couplets have two direct couplets. The sound and rhythm of the last word on each page. The correct pasting method is: flat voice (Chinese phonetic notation, the first and second sounds are on the left, rising tone, falling tone (the third and fourth phonetic notation) and input sound are on the right. The way to judge the input tone is to pronounce it in Fujian dialect, which is short and heavy. So if the last words in the two pictures are both upper and lower, you must pronounce them in Taiwan Province Province to see if they are upper.

This is a special moment.

You can write Spring Festival couplets after the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, but when to post them is also very special. In fact, you must choose a good time to post Spring Festival couplets. The time from afternoon to evening on New Year's Eve is the best. On New Year's Eve, the ancients held a grand sacrificial ceremony. In fact, posting Spring Festival couplets is also one of the methods. Since Vientiane is updated after New Year's Eve, it is best to release Spring Festival couplets on New Year's Eve. Spring Festival couplets should be released at 6 am on New Year's Eve to noon on 12. Tearing up the old couplets means that the old cloth has been removed and the new couplets are unlucky. Or according to local customs, morning (7 am to 9 am) is the best. When your yang is at its peak.