Hey, dear readers, do you know how the Spring Festival couplets came about? You may say that this is not simple, the Spring Festival stickers are meant to welcome the new year, and hope for good luck and smooth things. However, do you know who invented the term Spring Festival couplets? Which big man does it have to do with? Let me reveal this interesting little historical secret!
Spring Festival couplets, a word we are familiar with, were actually invented by Zhu Yuanzhang, the legendary emperor, in the early years of the Ming Dynasty. Yes, you heard it right, it is Zhu Yuanzhang who established the Ming Dynasty! He's a busy guy and likes to be lively and pompous. So, he issued an order to require every household in Jinling to paste Spring Festival couplets written on red paper on the door frame before the Spring Festival to welcome the arrival of the New Year.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhu Yuanzhang went out on patrol and went door-to-door to check these Spring Festival couplets. When he saw a good Spring Festival couplet, he would be full of praise, and even reward the owner with some silver taels. There is a master who is engaged in the slaughtering industry, because the business is busy at the end of the year, he forgot to ask someone to write Spring Festival couplets. After Zhu Yuanzhang learned about it, not only did he not blame, but personally wrote a Spring Festival couplet for them: "Split the road of life and death with both hands, and cut the root of right and wrong with one knife." This Spring Festival couplet not only conforms to their professional characteristics, but also has a profound meaning, which is deeply loved by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Later, when Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the palace after his inspection, he passed by the butcher's house again and found that they had not yet pasted the Spring Festival couplets he wrote. After asking, I learned that the family hung the Spring Festival couplets in the middle hall and burned incense every day. Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to hear this, and ordered the attendants to reward the family with thirty taels of silver. Since then, the "Spring Festival couplets" have spread among the people and become an indispensable beautiful scenery during the Spring Festival.
Speaking of which, do you also think that Zhu Yuanzhang is a very creative and humane emperor? He used his wisdom and emotion to bring such a meaningful Spring Festival custom to the people. Spring Festival couplets are not only a kind of decoration, but also a kind of cultural and historical inheritance. It allows us to welcome the New Year at the same time, but also feel the profound heritage and beautiful meaning of traditional culture.
So, the next time you post Spring Festival couplets, you might as well think about this interesting historical story and thank Zhu Yuanzhang, the affectionate and righteous emperor. Maybe you will find that behind this small Spring Festival couplet, there is a big story hidden!
Well, that's all for today's sharing! If you find this story interesting or inspiring, don't forget to share it with your friends! Let's feel the charm of traditional culture together and welcome a hopeful and beautiful New Year!