What does 'Eating eggs in the beginning of summer, summer is not scorching summer' mean? What is the significance of eating eggs in Lixia?

Tomorrow is the Lixia festival. The arrival of Lixia indicates that summer is coming, and spring is over. The hot weather will affect people's health. Especially in terms of diet, the impact is very large. Sometimes people hate some greasy things very much. Of course, eating more light things is good for summer.

There is a common saying in the countryside: "Eating eggs in the beginning of summer, summer will not scorch summer." In fact, this saying is quite easy to understand from the literal meaning. First of all, we must understand the meaning of the two words "scorching summer" and the meaning of "scorching summer". It is a symptom of poor health in one summer, and it is also a symptom before heatstroke, that is, a person's body is very tired and the body has a fever. Eggs are very nutritious. People are reluctant to eat more in summer. They can eat eggs to supplement their physical energy, so as to avoid the occurrence of the phenomenon of scorching summer. After all, summer consumes a lot of physical energy.

There is still a certain emphasis on eating boiled eggs in Lixia, and it is also a custom in various places. That is to say, after the eggs are boiled, they are placed in a bag and hung up, which indicates a complete family life. Eating eggs in summer has a very good effect on nourishing the heart, which means that the shape of eggs is like a heart. Eating more eggs can have a good effect on nourishing the heart.

There is also a legend about eating boiled eggs in Lixia. In summer, due to the high temperature, people's appetite is not very good, especially for children's appetite, which is even worse. Especially children are very lively and active, which consumes a lot of physical energy, which will easily lead to illness. Legend has it that in order to supplement the children's physical strength, the mother of Nuwa asked farmers to boil eggs for the children to eat, and put the eggs in a bag and hung them on the chest, or hung them on a mosquito net, so as to avoid the phenomenon of scorching summer brought by these summers .

Although it is a custom to eat boiled eggs in Lixia, it is mainly to supplement the nutrients in the body. After all, eggs contain protein and are very rich. An adult eating one egg a day can ensure the consumption of protein for a day, which is generally necessary for the growth of children. Eat 1-2 eggs as they need more protein. Eating boiled eggs in Lixia reminds people that it is summer, and we must adjust the dietary structure and replenish the nutrients in the body in time. On the day of Lixia, the things that are placed in different places for boiled eggs are different. Some boiled eggs with tea leaves are called tea eggs. In some places, some wormwood leaves, walnut skins, etc. are used to boil eggs to eat.