What is the moral and symbol of the gatekeeper?
The meaning and symbol of the door-pasting god: people paste the door-pasting god on the door, which means exorcising evil spirits, guarding the house, keeping peace, helping utilitarianism and making money into treasure. It is one of the most popular protectors among the people.
The ancients believed that there were "gods" in the doors and stoves at home. Because the door is very important for daily access, it is the first of the five sacrifices (door, door, walking in the middle, stove and walking), and later evolved into a door god. Wang Juan, a folklore expert, explained that "Door God" is usually posted before the New Year's Eve. Gu Men is divided into two doors, with the statue of the keeper just on the left and right.
The characteristics of the gatekeeper:
Although everyone has the meaning of praying for good luck, the "door god" on the door in the early years was not a painting, but a physical object carved with red boards. Sometimes only the names of "Shen Tu" and "Lei Yu" Er Shen are engraved, and sometimes their images are engraved.
"Searching for the Gods" mentioned: "In today's custom, every New Year's Eve ends with wax, people decorate peaches, hang Wei locks, draw tigers at the door, and put two on the left and right, like tigers sleeping, to drive away ominous."