There is a custom of pasting the word Fu during the Spring Festival, what is the origin of Fu?

Legend has it that the folk style of sticking "Fu" began when Jiang Taigong was a god. The gods from all walks of life were properly distributed, and Mrs. Jiang's wife, Ma, also came to ask for the gods. Jiang Taigong was helpless, so he named her a "poor god" and stipulated that she could not go to any place with the word "Fu" pasted.

As a result, the common people posted "blessings" and set off firecrackers to drive away this unpopular "poor god".

In fact, in ancient times, there was such a custom as sticking blessings, in ancient times, because they were more superstitious about them, they felt that sticking blessings could bring good luck to themselves.

The first theory is that when Jiang Taigong was a god, his wife also came to ask for the title. Jiang Taigong was upright and tolerant, so he angrily named his wife a "poor god" and restricted her from going to the door with the word "Fu". The day of the sealing of the poor god is the Chinese New Year's Eve.

When the people learned about this plot, every household posted the word "Fu" on the door to prevent the poor god from entering the house.

The second theory is that the word "Fu" is posted during the Spring Festival, which originated from Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. In the first month of the year, Zhu Yuanzhang went on a visit and saw many people in a town looking at a painting of a barefoot woman holding a big watermelon, which meant to make fun of Huaixi women's big feet because ancient Chinese women used foot binding as beauty.

After seeing it, Zhu thought that the people deliberately ridiculed his big-footed queen horse, because Queen Ma was also from Huaixi. When he returned to the palace, he instructed the soldiers to go to the town to investigate who had painted the painting and who had seen it.

It is stipulated that all households that do not watch and ridicule will be posted with the word "Fu" on their doorsteps. Two days later, the sergeants went to arrest the people and found that the word "Fu" was posted on every house, and they all said that they had not watched and ridiculed the big-footed women, and the matter was closed. Since then, people feel that the word "Fu" can keep the family safe.

Precautions for sticking blessing words during the Spring Festival:

Xiao Nian generally does not post the word Fu, and the time to really post the word Fu should be on the afternoon of the Chinese New Year's EveChinese New Year's Eve, before the sun sets. Moreover, the order of pasting the word blessing should be from the outside to the inside, first pasting the head of the blessing, then pasting the door blessing, and so on, the last one can be pasted down the blessing, which means that the blessing of the year will flow in from the outside.

Not all blessing characters have to be pasted upside down, especially on the gate. The blessing word on the door must be a positive sticker. The word "Fu" on the gate has the meaning of "Yingfu" and "Nafu".

And the gate is the entrance and exit of the family. a place of solemnity and respect; The word of blessing pasted. It must be solemn, dignified and generous, so it should be pasted.

Sticking "poured blessing" outside the door will make the family feel that the year is not going well.

The origin of the word blessing for the Spring Festival:

It is rumored that before Jiang Ziya assisted King Wu, he fished and studied all day long, and his life was not satisfactory, and his wife felt that there was no hope with Jiang Ziya, so she abandoned him.

Later, after the victory of the sub-father Jiang Taigong assisted King Wu to conquer the war, when he was sealing the god on the god platform, his wife came to follow Jiang Ziya again, and also wanted to ask her ex-husband to make her a god, Jiang Ziya had no choice but to make his ex-wife a poor god, and told her: "Blessed place, you can't go." "From then on, every family posted the word blessing during the New Year, which is to tell the poor god, I am a blessed place here, and you must not come in.

The meaning of the word blessing for the Spring Festival: The word "blessing" is a symbol of getting rid of poverty and pursuing happiness. It entrusts people's yearning for a happy life and is also a wish for a better future.

Pay attention to the word "Fu".

1. The time and order of pasting the blessing word.

Spring Festival couplets are generally posted in the small year, but the blessing word Spring Festival couplets are generally not posted in the small year, but on the afternoon of the Chinese New Year's EveChinese New Year's Eve, the sun has not set. The Spring Festival couplets are generally pasted from the outside of the house to the inside of the house, first from the door blessing, then the windows, the walls, and finally the blessing, symbolizing the blessing from the outside to the inside, from the outside to the inside, so that the whole year is full of blessings.

2. The blessing word on the door must be pasted.

Not all blessing characters have to be pasted upside down, especially on the gate. The word blessing on the gate must be pasted, because the word blessing on the gate has the meaning of "welcoming blessing" and "blessing". And the door is the family out, a solemn and respectful place, so the blessing must be solemn, dignified and generous, so it should be pasted.

In addition, sticking "poured blessings" outside the door will let the blessings slip away, which may lead to a bad year for the family.

Fu culture is a very ancient traditional culture in China, abstractly speaking: Fu is a kind of pursuit of material and spiritual according to people's own desires. Every Spring Festival, every family likes to put the word blessing on their door or even a certain part of their home.

Legend has it that the origin of the Spring Festival sticker is related to Zhu Yuanzhang, in fact, the word sticker has been circulated in China for a long time.

Fu culture is the oldest traditional culture in China. What exactly is "blessing"?In the abstract, it is said

Happiness is the comprehensive pursuit of material, spiritual, and peaceful health according to people's own desires, or the pursuit of one or both aspects. People are so eager for "blessing" that they hope to infiltrate the culture of blessing into every bit of life. In addition to pasting all kinds of "Fu" words, the performance of "Fu" culture in the folk is also reflected in all kinds of mascots that fill the entire handicraft market to pray for Naji, the most popular ones are Fu Shou Shuangquan, Five Blessings for Shou, and Golden Vase for Blessing.

During the Spring Festival of the New Year, every household has to paste the word "Fu" on their doors, houses and even cabinets, which is commonly said to attract good fortune. The custom of pasting the word blessing was passed down in the Ming Dynasty; The inverted blessing word originated from the palace of Prince Gong in the Qing Dynasty, and they all have their own sayings. "Pour" is the same as "to", and "pour" means "blessed".

Therefore, in the word "Fu" posted today, you will see that there are two kinds of bucket asanas: "Zhengfu and "Inverted Fu". The time for posting blessing characters should be before noon on the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, not after the sun has set on the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. And the order of the paste is from the outside to the inside, first paste the door blessing, then paste the door blessing, and so on, the last one to paste the blessing, which means that the blessing of the year has flowed in from the outside.

In addition, the emphasis on sticking the word Fu is to pay attention to the inverted Fu Dou Fang, to sit in the north and face south and paste it in front of the entrance hall, which is called "Fu into the hall", but a family can only paste one. Zhengfu Doufang is sitting in the east and pasting in the west, which means that "blessing is like the East China Sea", and only one can be posted in a house. Some people stick their blessings on the gate and outside the gate, all because they don't know how to pay attention to it.

The word Fu must be a positive blessing, where to paste what kind of word Fu has been classified and exquisite, not to be posted as you like.

One is "Shun", at the beginning of the new year, paste the word blessing, praying for a smooth and smooth in the new year, everything is good, auspicious and perfect.

The second is "bless", pasting the word blessing can seek blessing, turn evil into auspiciousness, and be auspicious in distress.

The third is to "create happiness", and the word blessing is a warning to family members that in the new year, the whole family should unite and work together to create a happy family.

The word "Fu" is a long-standing custom of Chinese folk during the Spring Festival. The word "Fu" refers to good fortune and good fortune, which entrusts people's yearning for a happy life and wishes for a better future. In order to more fully reflect this yearning and wishes, some people simply paste the word "blessing" upside down, indicating that "happiness has arrived" and "blessing has arrived".

Folk also have the word "Fu" delicately made into a variety of patterns, the patterns have birthday star, longevity peach, carp jumping dragon gate, five grains harvest, dragon and phoenix Chengxiang and so on.

1. Pine and cypress - vigorous and cold-resistant, symbolizing unswerving.

2. Bamboo - modest, a symbol of modesty and courtesy, noble temperament.

3. Plum - blooming in spring, symbolizing not afraid of the cold, pure and steadfast.

4. Orchid - quiet and fragrant, symbolizing high elegance and deep friendship and love.

5. Chrysanthemum - Ao Frost stands, honest and noble, symbolizing seclusion from the dust and unyielding in danger.

6. Willow - flexible and strong, symbolizing strong vitality, but also a metaphor for parting.

7. Red maple - old and especially red, symbolizing not afraid of hardships and hardships.

8. Lotus - out of the sludge without staining, symbolizing honesty and simplicity.

9. Roses - lively and pure, symbolizing youth and love.

10. Spring - the first to open in the year, symbolizing the return of spring to the earth and the recovery of all things.

11. Magnolia - white and delicate, symbolizing childlike innocence.

12. Peach blossom - bright and bright, symbolizing peace, ideals, happiness, and symbolizing protégés together with "Li", the so-called "peach and plum all over the world" is also. In addition, the fruit symbolizes longevity, and the "longevity peach" is used to bless the birthday.

13. Pomegranate - there are many fruit seeds, and there are many sons and blessings.

14. Osmanthus - fragrant and noble, symbolizing victory and winning the championship, leaving a hundred fragrances.