1, "Cloud and Millennium Life; Pine trees are evergreen.
Cranes are regarded as "first-class birds" among the people. According to legend, the crane's life span is infinite, so it is regarded as a symbol of longevity similar to that of a turtle. Pine trees are evergreen in winter and summer, not afraid of cold, can be loose for thousands of years, and have strong vitality. Therefore, they are often regarded as representatives of longevity. In addition, the saying that pine trees and cranes live together and that pine trees and cranes live longer can also be used to celebrate the birthday of their elders. Guan Shan's work is based on the theme of clouds and pines, which means that the life of elders is endless!
2, "Fu" (Fu is like the waves of the East China Sea; Shoubi Nanshan pine and cypress).
The content of this work may not need too much explanation, and everyone can understand the meaning. This is a nave-style couplet calligraphy, which consists of a calligraphy "Fu" and a couplet. Fu is one of China people's favorite Chinese characters, which represents all the beautiful things. "Happiness is as long as the waves in the East and the pines and cypresses in the South China Sea", which means that the blessings of the elders are as long as the waves in the East and their life expectancy is comparable to that of the pines and cypresses in the South China Sea. It can be said that giving them to the elders as birthday gifts is full of blessings.
3, "Shou" (like the waves of the East China Sea; Shoubi Nanshan pine and cypress).
The difference between this work and the above works lies in the middle word "shou", which is also a beautiful word. From ancient kings to ordinary people, it never gave up the pursuit of longevity in the past. Therefore, longevity is also a calligraphy content that is very suitable for giving birthdays to elders.
Basic explanation of birthday:
Birthday is an activity, an action, and it is generally a gesture for the younger generation to show respect to their elders. In ancient times, it meant to congratulate the elderly on their birthdays, but in modern times, it has developed into a synonym for celebrating birthdays.
According to archaeological findings, people began to have the custom of respecting the elderly or others as early as the Xia Dynasty. Birthday gifts were recorded in the Zhou Dynasty. After the Tang Dynasty, people often offered paintings and sculptures with longevity.
The commonly used words in birthday celebrations are: happiness is like the East China Sea, and longevity is like the South Mountain; Celebrate the ancient today, celebrate the rare today, and celebrate his New Year again; Every year there is today, every year there is today, you live a hundred years old; Happiness is like flowing water in the East China Sea, and longevity is not as old as Nanshan. The pine age is long, the crane language sends the spring and autumn, the flat peach holds the sky for 3 thousand years, and the Cooper towering forty times; May Nanshan live a long life; In the same year, Yan Yan developed economically; Open the North Sea Bottle first; Learn to be virtuous and pure; Green-qi chitose tree; The pole always moves in the spring and autumn; A bright moon, a pool of lotus;
The fishing line grows in the sun and the moon, and longevity is a great blessing; Three pleasures of leisure Yaluqiu's life: civilized New Year; Free and unfettered, dove staff for nine days; Xie Lan has been in semi-armor Yangui? In the last paragraph of life, Zhuang Yichun is not old, and the mulberry arc is ambitious on all sides; Gentleman Fu Lu Hong Fan Chen Si; Yaochi Spring is not old; Set a happy encounter with Chen Fang at the age of 100; Shou Yuri Kaixiang said that all nine fields of rapeseed have been blessed with longevity. Wang Shuying's performance in front of Yushu Station showed Jin Xuan's reflection on the glory of that year. Jin Xuantang at the beginning of the week, nine; In his later years, he has his own auspicious light, and the sunset glow of crane dance is particularly red.
Patterns representing longevity: peach, pine, deer, crane, longevity man, cypress, mountain, sunset, noodles, etc.