Why do we eat eggs on March 3rd? What is the origin of eating eggs on March 3rd?

Why do we eat eggs on March 3rd? What is the origin of eating eggs on March 3rd?
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Why do we eat eggs on March 3rd?

According to legend, in Chu, people suffered from common headaches due to wind and rain. On the third day of March, Shennong passed by Yunmengze (now Xiaogan) and saw that the villagers were suffering from headaches. He found pheasant eggs and wild vegetables and cooked them for the people to fill their stomachs. After people ate it, their headaches disappeared, and the custom of “Eat boiled eggs and ground vegetables on March 3rd, and you won’t have headaches for the whole year” continues to this day.

What is the origin of eating eggs on March 3rd?

The third month of the lunar calendar is the time when the ground cauliflower is in full bloom. The ground cauliflower is very effective in treating headaches and preventing meningitis. Therefore, every year in the third month of the lunar calendar, people go to collect ground cauliflower and cook it with eggs. Over time, it has become a custom.
Ground vegetable is also called shepherd's purse because the homonym of shepherd's purse is "gathering wealth". According to folk legend, on the third day of March, when offering sacrifices to ancestors, in order to seek the help of their ancestors' spirits and wealth, people would wash fresh shepherd's purse, tie them into small bundles, put in eggs, red dates, and wind balls, and two or three slices of ginger, cook a big pot, and the whole family would eat a bowl of it. Eating it can not only bring good fortune, but also prevent and treat headaches and dizziness. Over time, it has become a unique folk dietary therapy custom.
As time goes by, the custom of eating cauliflower and boiled eggs on March 3rd is no longer limited to the Hunan area, but has gradually spread to the southern, central and northern regions.

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