When do we post the word "Fu" during the Spring Festival? Are there any particular rules for posting the word "Fu" on the door?

When do we post the word "Fu" during the Spring Festival? Are there any particular rules for posting the word "Fu" on the door?
Introduction: In our country’s traditional culture, there are many things that we need to pay attention to during the Spring Festival, and pasting the word "Fu" is one of them. So when should we post the word "Fu" during the Spring Festival? Are there any particular rules for posting the word "Fu" on the door? For more details about the 2019 Chinese New Year, please visit Shuimoxiansheng.com for consultation.

When should we post the word "Fu" during the Spring Festival?

The time to paste the word "Fu" should be in the afternoon of New Year's Eve, before the sun sets. Moreover, the order of pasting the word "Fu" should be from outside to inside, first paste the "Fu" on the head, then "Fu" on the door, and so on. The last one can be pasted with "Fu" upside down , which means all the blessings for the year will flow in from the outside.
The Origin of the Chinese Character "Fu" during the Spring Festival
According to legend, when Jiang Taigong conferred titles on the gods after King Wu defeated King Zhou, he conferred the title of God of Poverty on his wife, Ye, and told her, "You can't go to a place of blessing." From then on, every family would post the word "Fu" on their posts during the New Year to tell the God of Poverty that this is a place of blessing and you must not come in. The word "Fu" is a symbol of getting rid of poverty and pursuing happiness. Of course this is just a legend, but it reflects the people's desire for good luck.
Pasting the character "Fu" during the Spring Festival is a long-standing custom in Chinese folk, which can be traced back to the ancient peach charms and Yichun stickers. According to Menglianglu, "The New Year is approaching, and people are spreading all kinds of goods, painting door gods and peach charms, and hanging spring signs..."; "No matter how big or small the families are, they all sweep their doors and gates, remove dust and dirt, clean their courtyards, change their door gods, hang up clocks, nail peach charms, put up spring signs, and offer sacrifices to their ancestors." The "Spring Festival card" mentioned in the text is the word "Fu" written on red paper.
The Song people changed the door gods painted on peach charms into printed ones on paper, which evolved into door god paintings and New Year paintings. The change from writing "auspicious words" on peach charms to writing and printing them on red paper is the predecessor of the "auspicious words" (including the word "Fu") square. According to records, square scrolls with inscriptions on happiness, wealth, longevity, wealth and joy had already appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty.
The character "Fu" is listed as "Shi" in the book "Shuowen Jiezi". "Shi means the various images of heaven. It shows good and bad luck to people. It shows the changes of time by observing the astronomy and the divine affairs."
The "Fu" character in the square shape later evolved into the custom of pasting the character "Fu".
Are there any particular requirements for sticking the word "Fu" on the door?
The word "Fu" on the door must be pasted upright. The word "Fu" on the gate means "welcoming blessings" and "accepting blessings". And the front door is the entrance and exit of the home. A solemn and respectful place; the word "Fu" posted there.
It must be solemn, dignified and generous, so it should be posted upright. Sticking an "inverted blessing" outside the door will make the family feel that the year is unlucky.

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