Why do you boil eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival?

According to folklore, eating eggs gives birth to the heart. Because eggs are shaped like a heart, it is generally believed that eating eggs can keep the spirit from losing money. On the one hand, eating eggs on the Dragon Boat Festival is for good luck, praying that you won't get sick for a year, and on the other hand, it is for improving your life.

There are many folk sayings about the custom of eating eggs on the Dragon Boat Festival. The custom of eating eggs on Dragon Boat Festival is the same as eating zongzi. Eggs are also an important food for the Dragon Boat Festival. In the morning, before the children get up, adults bring eggs to their mouths. According to legend, eating eggs can give birth to a heart. Because eggs are shaped like hearts, it is generally believed that eating eggs can make people feel better and more energetic.

On the Dragon Boat Festival, everyone eats eggs for good luck, hoping not to get sick for a year, and on the other hand, to improve their lives. Boiling eggs with wormwood leaves will not only have the special fragrance of wormwood leaves, but also be said to drive away bad luck and diseases.

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In northern China, eggs must be boiled in the pot where jiaozi is cooked on May Day, and goose eggs and duck eggs must be boiled if possible. The eggs in the zongzi pot are boiled all night. After getting up and washing, eat eggs and eggs dipped in salt. Legend has it that eating eggs cooked in zongzi pot in summer will not cause sores; And put the goose eggs and duck eggs cooked in the zongzi pot in the sun for a while before eating, so that you won't have a headache in summer. There is also the custom of standing eggs on the Dragon Boat Festival. It is believed that eggs can be stood upside down on the table for good luck in the year.