新年那些事儿-House decoration(3)(在线收听

House decoration房屋装饰
 
One of the house decorations is to post couplets ondoors. On the Spring Festival couplets, good wishes are expressed.
 
New Year couplets are usually posted in pairs aseven numbers are associated with good luck and auspiciousness in Chinese culture.
 
People in northChinaare used to posting paper-cuton their windows.
 
When sticking the window decoration paper-cuts,people paste on the door large red Chinese character “fu”A red"fu"means good luck and fortune, so it is customary to post"fu"on doors or walls on auspicious occasions such as wedding,festivals.
 
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