There is another small allusion about the custom of pasting peach wood: during the Five Dynasties period, the monarch of Later Shu, Meng Chang, wrote auspicious words on two peach wood tablets and hung them at the entrance of the palace to pray for people's blessings. Later, they were imitated and spread to the people, which is the origin of pasting couplets during the Spring Festival. Cai Yong, a scholar of the same era as Zheng Xuan, also recorded the custom of sticking door gods in his book "Duduan": "When one is young, he draws a tea basket and hangs a reed rope to prevent evil." By the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the custom of door gods had become widely popular among the people. The Southern Dynasty poet Zong Xi's "Chronicles of Jingchu Suishi" said: "On the New Year's Day, two gods are painted around the household, with the left god holding a tea and the right yu lei, commonly known as the door god. The Song Dynasty poet Wang Anshi's" Yuan Ri "wrote:" With the sound of firecrackers, one year goes by, and the spring breeze sends warmth into the Tu Su. Thousands of households shine brightly, always replacing the new peach with the old one. "The appearance of the hanging peach talisman is also related to the appearance of another pair of door gods during the Tang Dynasty.
The door gods are mostly Shentu and Yulei, Golden Rooster and Tiger. Legend has it that there is a large peach tree on Taoyu Dushan, winding 3000 miles. There is a golden rooster on top and two gods below, one is a divine tea and the other is a Yu Lei. They hold a reed rope and serve ominous ghosts, belonging to the category of rare birds. But when the sun shines on the golden rooster, the rooster crows loudly. So all the chickens in the world heard and crowed, and the golden rooster flew down and ate all the evil spirits. The ghosts were afraid of the golden rooster and all went away, and the world was at peace. Moreover, the two gods of Yu Lei captured the ghost and tied it with a reed rope, holding it as a Yihu. After the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, Beijing people used to stick door gods, adorn peach figures, hang reed ropes, and paint tigers on the doors. Two lights were placed on the left and right sides of the doors, symbolizing the tiger's eyes, to dispel misfortune, suppress evil spirits, and drive away ghosts.
Pray for the door god, that is, to stick the three deities of Fu, Lu, and Shouxing to the door.
In ancient times, besides being able to drive away demons and guard homes, there were also lucky door gods who could achieve fame, wealth, and longevity. People place the gods of wealth, Wen and Wu, on the left and right doors, respectively, meaning "Left Zhaocai" and "Right Jinbao". The pictures of praying for the door god are mostly some mascots. For example, the birthday star in the painting holds a peach and has a kind smile on her face.
This type of door god is not the protector of the door, but is specifically used for praying, with the central figure being the Blessing Heavenly Officer. There are also bangs playing with the golden toad, attracting the little god of wealth. The families of worshippers and posters are mostly business figures, hoping to receive fame and fortune, jue lu bat xi, and bmw bottle saddle from the praying door god, all of which are chosen to welcome good luck.