Can I post Spring Festival couplets on New Year’s Eve?

This is not allowed, it is just an atmosphere, more festive. You can learn about the following taboos when posting Spring Festival couplets: Do not paste the wrong left and right couplets

When posting Spring Festival couplets, many people will paste the upper and lower couplets in the wrong position. The correct way to stick it is: facing the door or pilaster, stick the couplet on the right side and the lower couplet on the left side. The reason why it is posted like this is because in ancient times, people wrote from right to left, and the same is true for couplets, which must be read from right to left.

The key to distinguishing the upper and lower couplets lies in the last word of the couplet. The rhythm of the couplets stipulates that the last character of the first couplet must end with a oblique tone, which is the third and fourth tones of Mandarin; while the second couplet must end with a flat tone, which is the first and second tones of Mandarin.

Do not paste the Spring Festival couplets on old couplets

There is a folk legend that the Spring Festival couplets are gods in the sky. From the moment the Spring Festival couplets are pasted, the gods will come to the family and tear them up. When the Spring Festival couplets are broken, the gods will have completed their merits and return to heaven to report the situation of each family to the Jade Emperor.

Therefore, it is best not to paste new Spring Festival couplets on the old Spring Festival couplets. It is necessary to tear the old Spring Festival couplets so that the old gods can ascend and the new gods can come. This also represents getting rid of the old and welcoming the new, so it is best to post Spring Festival couplets at Chen time, which is between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.

Odd-numbered couplets are auspicious

Chinese people generally pay attention to good things coming in pairs, but for Spring Festival couplets, you must remember to put odd numbers. In Feng Shui, odd numbers are yang and even numbers are yin. If you post a couplet with an even number of words, it will easily cause yin energy. Therefore, it is necessary to post couplets with single numbers. Only odd numbers symbolize auspiciousness.

Do not use unlucky words

Spring couplets pay attention to neat rhymes and imply good luck. If you plan to write Spring Festival couplets yourself, you can make them more personalized without being too rigid. But it should be noted that do not write the words "death, death, destruction" in the couplets, and it is best not to include words with the same sound.

Also, do not stick the single word "spring" on the door. In ancient times, only Hualou would stick the single word "spring" on the door. Finally, when pasting Spring Festival couplets, stick them as firmly as possible. Do not take them off after the Spring Festival. It is best to keep them for a year.