Why do we eat eggs on the beginning of summer? Is there any special meaning?
There are many customs and habits during the Beginning of Summer. So, let’s take a look at why we eat eggs during the Beginning of Summer? Is there any special meaning? There are 12 or 13 months in the lunar year. April in the Year of the Rat 2020 represents the summer month. Visit Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic on April 2020 in the lunar calendar to check the lunar calendar information related to the day!Why do we eat eggs on the beginning of summer? Is there any special meaning?There is a saying among the people: "Eat eggs on the beginning of summer and you won't get sick in the hot summer."Among them, summer heat syndrome is a common symptom in summer, including abdominal distension, loss of appetite, fatigue and weight loss. Children are particularly susceptible to summer heat syndrome. There is actually a little legend about eating eggs on the beginning of summer. It is said that in the past, Nuwa had a battle with the God of Plague in order to prevent the children in the room from suffering from summer heatstroke. In the end, he got a tattoo to promise that he would not harm Nuwa's descendants in the future. Later, in order to commemorate this day, we asked children to hang boiled chicken, duck or goose eggs on their chests to avoid summer plague. This is how the saying of eating eggs on the beginning of summer came about. What does the egg-fighting on the beginning of summer mean?At noon on the day of the Beginning of Summer, every household boils whole eggs (the eggs are boiled in their shells and must not be broken), soaks them in cold water for a few minutes, puts them in a woven silk mesh bag, and hangs them around the necks of children. The children gathered in groups of three or five to play the egg-fighting game. The egg is divided into two ends, the pointed one is the head and the round one is the tail. When fighting eggs, egg heads fight egg heads, and egg tails fight egg tails. They fight one by one, the defeated one admits defeat, and finally the winner is determined. The winner of the egg head is first, and the egg is called the king; the winner of the egg tail is second, and the egg is called the little king or the second king.What to eat on the beginning of summer?Farmers in the suburbs of Shanghai use wheat flour and sugar to make a strip of food about an inch long on the day of the Beginning of Summer. They call it "wheat silkworm". People eat it to avoid "summer fever".Tongshan County, Hubei Province, the people regard the Beginning of Summer as an important festival. They eat strawberries, shrimps, and bamboo shoots on the Beginning of Summer. They say that "eating strawberries brightens the eyes, eating shrimps strengthens the body, and eating bamboo shoots strengthens the legs." People in Shengzhou, Zhejiang, believe that eating eggs on the day of the Beginning of Summer can support the heart, eating bamboo shoots can support the legs, and eating peas can support the eyes. On the day of the Beginning of Summer, people in Changsha, Hunan eat glutinous rice flour mixed with Artemisia selengensis soup balls, which are called "Beginning of Summer Soup". There is a folk proverb that says "After eating Beginning of Summer Soup, the granite will become a pit", "After eating Beginning of Summer, you can cross the river with one foot", which means that one has great strength and is as light as a swallow. Everyone's destiny is different. Click on the following calculation to see what your destiny will be. |
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