The origin of writing fu

According to "Dream of Liang Lu", "Scholars of all ages sweep the floor, remove dust and dirt, clean their homes, change door gods, hang Zhong Kui, nail peaches, stick spring cards and worship their ancestors." The "spring card" in this article is the word "fu" written on red paper.

The earliest Chinese character Oracle Bone Inscriptions had the word "Fu": on the left is a man kneeling on the ground with his hands flat; On the right is a wine bottle, which is on the shelf. This is a known word, just like a person putting a drink on the table and kneeling down to pray. So the word blessing should be related to sacrifice at the earliest.

With the evolution of characters, the shape of the word "Fu" has been simplified, and the combination of "Fu" on the left and "Bite of Heaven" on the right has gradually formed. Therefore, people have given new expectations to the word "Fu", hoping that God will bless them, get fields, achieve food and clothing, and live a happy life.

Later, the meaning of the word "Fu" became richer and richer, and it was given the title of "Five Blessingg" in the Spring and Autumn Period.

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The legend of the word "fu"

It is said that before Jiang Taigong met Zhou Wenwang, he had been a farmer in his hometown and lived an ordinary but unhappy life.

His wife often quarreled, beat and scolded him, said he was incompetent, followed his bad luck, lived a poor life all the time, exhausted Jiang Taigong, and went fishing by the Wei River.

Later, he helped behead Zhou and went to the altar to offer sacrifices to God. His wife wants to follow him, too As a result, she was named the poor god, telling her that you can go to various houses to get poor, but you can't go if you put the word "Fu" on your home.

As a result, every household has posted the word "Fu" at home, hoping that the blessing will last forever.

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