門(mén)神，是舊時(shí)中國(guó)農(nóng)歷新年貼于門(mén)上的一種畫(huà)類(lèi)。門(mén)神畫(huà)中的門(mén)神，本身是中國(guó)道教徒和民眾共同信仰的守衛(wèi)門(mén)戶(hù)的神靈，古時(shí)人們常常將其神像貼于門(mén)上，用以驅(qū)邪避鬼，以助衛(wèi)家宅、保平安、降吉祥。因此，門(mén)神是中國(guó)民間最受人們歡迎的保護(hù)神之一。每逢新年，中國(guó)人家家戶(hù)戶(hù)要做的第一件事，就是貼門(mén)神和寫(xiě)春聯(lián)。
The Door God was a type of painting that used to be pasted on doors during the Chinese Lunar New Year in ancient times. The door god in this type of painting was in fact a keeper of doors jointly worshipped by both Taoists and common people. In ancient times, people often pasted a picture of the god on their doors to help drive away demons, so as to safeguard their family, protect their security and bring them good luck. Therefore, the door keeper is the most popular god of protection among Chinese communities. Every year during the lunar New Year, the first thing every Chinese household does is to invite a door god and paste written couplets onto their doors.
