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On March 3rd, did you eat eggs?

I ate eggs on March 3rd. Did you eat them today? When I was a child, every March 3, my mother would say, "Today is March 3, I want to eat eggs. I don't feel dizzy after eating eggs!" " Wondering in my heart: why don't you feel dizzy when you eat eggs? This traditional custom has continued to this day. Many friends will wonder why they eat eggs on March 3rd. What is the meaning of eating boiled eggs with shepherd's purse flowers on March 3? Xiaobian will answer for you!

as for "March 3rd", few people may know that it is "Shangsi Festival". Shangsi Festival, as a festival that the ancients paid more attention to in a year, has gradually been forgotten by modern people. Today is the third day of the third lunar month. Let's learn about this ancient traditional festival that has declined.

According to modern scholars, the traditional custom of Shangsi Festival on March 3rd can be traced back to the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, and it was officially listed as a festival in the Han Dynasty.

In ancient times, there were three very important festivals in March, and Du Fu's two for the road in the Tang Dynasty described the grand occasion of this festival: on the third day of the Third-month in the freshening weather and many beauties take the air by the Changan waterfront.

Unfortunately, after the Song Dynasty, the ethical code became more and more strict, private meetings between men and women were not allowed, and this festival also declined day by day, which was finally forgotten by people. The outing was also changed to Qingming.

However, fortunately, the ethnic minorities in the southwest still maintain the festival custom of March 3rd.