The classic seven-character Spring Festival couplets are as follows:
1. The first couplet: the door welcomes peace and blessings in all seasons; the second couplet: the household receives wealth from all directions; the horizontal couplet: prosperity.
2. The first couplet: get rid of old habits completely; the second couplet: five lectures and four beauties to establish new trends; the horizontal line: bid farewell to the old and welcome the spring.
3. The first couplet: the auspicious star shines on the safe house; the second couplet: the God of Wealth is always in the happy home; the horizontal line: welcome the spring and bring blessings.
4. The first line: good luck all year round; the second line: treasures from all directions come into the house; the horizontal line: everything is prosperous in the home.
5. The first line: good luck comes with spring; the second line: colorful clouds roll in all four seasons; horizontal line: everything goes well.
6. The first couplet: The spring breeze brings good fortune into the house; the second couplet: The years are renewed and the door is filled with blessings; the horizontal line: The new year brings good luck.
7. The first line: good luck comes with the spring; the second line: the four seasons bring good fortune; the horizontal line: life is prosperous.
8. The first line: congratulations on getting rich; the second line: welcome the spring and bring happiness; the horizontal line: prosperity.
9. The first couplet: prosperous wealth and a safe house; the second couplet: good years, good times, and a wealthy family; horizontal lines: happiness and health.
10. The first couplet: everything goes well and the auspicious stars arrive; the second couplet: everything goes well and blessings come to the door; the horizontal line: the wealth is abundant.
The origin of Spring Festival couplets
Spring Festival couplets are a unique literary form and have a long history in our country. Since the appearance of Spring Festival couplets is closely related to Taofu, the ancients also called Spring Festival couplets "Taofu".
It began during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, was particularly prosperous during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and has developed for more than a thousand years today. As early as before the Qin and Han Dynasties, during the Chinese New Year, Chinese people had the custom of hanging peach charms on the left and right sides of the door. Taofu are two large boards made of peach wood, with the names of the legendary ghost-conquering gods written on them respectively, which are used to drive away ghosts and suppress evil.