What is the origin of eating eggs on March 3rd? What other customs are there on March 3rd?

What is the origin of eating eggs on March 3rd? What other customs are there on March 3rd?
What is the origin of eating eggs on March 3rd? What other customs are there on March 3rd? March 3rd is the third day of the third month in the lunar calendar every year. This day is a festival for many ethnic groups. The third month of the lunar calendar is the last month of spring and a time full of vitality. If you want to know more about the third month of the lunar calendar in 2019, please pay attention to our Shui Mo Xiansheng website!

The origin of eating eggs on March 3

According to ancient legend, headaches were very common among people in Chu because of wind and rain. On the third day of March, Shennong passed by Yunmengze and saw that the villagers were suffering from headaches. He found pheasant eggs and shepherd's purse and cooked them for the people. After people ate it, their headaches disappeared, and the custom of “Eat shepherd’s purse and boiled eggs on March 3rd, and you won’t have headaches for the whole year” continues to this day. Because the homonym of shepherd's purse is "gathering wealth", people according to folk legend, on the third day of March, when offering sacrifices to their ancestors, with the help of their ancestors' spirits and wealth, people will wash fresh shepherd's purse, tie it into small bundles, put in eggs, red dates, wind balls, and two or three slices of ginger, cook a big pot, and the whole family will eat a bowl. Eating it can not only bring good fortune, but also prevent and treat headaches and dizziness. Over time, it has formed a unique folk dietary therapy custom.

What other customs are there on March 3rd?

1. The Zhuang ethnic group often holds singing fairs on March 3rd. They set up singing tents and hold singing parties, where young men and women sing songs, tap eggs, throw embroidered balls, and talk about love.
2. On March 3rd, the Yao people put down their farm work and take a day off. The men read scriptures, drink wine and have fun, while the girls and boys go to the barren hills and woods near the village to sing, play and talk about love.
3. On March 3rd every year, the Dong people play the Lusheng and sing, visit relatives and friends, and remind each other that it is time to get busy with farming.
4. On the third day of the third lunar month, young men and women of the Tujia ethnic group come from all directions dressed in brand new clothes to celebrate. Girls put on new clothes and pretended to go to the market to sell local products. Unmarried men who were looking for a mate would carry an empty basket and pretend to go shopping. If a man likes a woman, he will go up to her and "shop". If the woman likes the "shopping" man, she will sell her local specialties at a low price to show her willingness to marry him. Then she will leave the busy city and choose a quiet place to express her feelings to him.
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