The origin of eating eggs on March 3

The origin of eating eggs on March 3 is that the ancient Chu people had a general headache because of the wind and rain. On the third day of March, Shennong passed Yunmengze (now Xiaogan) and saw that the villagers had a terrible headache. He found wild eggs and vegetables and cooked them to satisfy people's hunger. People eat their heads and the pain stops. The custom of "eating vegetables and boiling eggs on March 3, a year without headaches" continues to this day.

The story of eating eggs on March 3

The communication custom of young men and women in March 3 song city of Zhuang nationality: touching eggs. Eggs are things that dye boiled eggs in various colors to convey feelings. The young man held an egg in the song market to touch the egg in the girl's hand; If the girl doesn't want to, don't touch the egg. Let the boy touch it if she wants. After the egg cracked, they ate the egg, which sowed the seeds of love.

The custom of eating eggs on March 3.

A long time ago, people found that cauliflower has a good effect on treating headaches and preventing meningitis. Every year in March of the lunar calendar, cauliflower is in full bloom. Every year in the third month of the lunar calendar, people collect cauliflower and boil eggs. Over time, it has become a custom. In order to remember and inherit this fine tradition, people set the third day of March as cauliflower eating day. Eating cauliflower and boiled eggs on March 3 is not only in Hunan, but also in the south, middle and north-central regions.