 Couplet, also called Pillar Posters or Antithetical Couplet, is a pair of lines of poetry that are usually rhymed. Couplet comprises of a couplet written on vertical strips of red paper. The first (called upper) line is posted on the right side of the front door. The second (called lower) line is posted on the left side of the front door. In addition, a third horizontal piece may be posted across and on top the door. Couplet falls into three categories according its functions -- for practical use, for decoration and for language skills training. A very popular Couplet is spring couplets, which offer good wishes at the Chinese New Year(Spring Festival) and are pasted on walls close to each other.
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