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Cultural and historical allusions of happy eggs

The origin of hanging egg pocket: Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a god of plague in the sky, who would sneak to the lower bound to harm people every Dragon Boat Festival. Most of the victims are children, ranging from fever and anorexia to bedridden. Mothers went to Laihe Temple to burn incense and kowtow, praying for disaster relief. Nu Wa argued with the god of plague: "You are not allowed to hurt my first child in the future." Knowing that he was no match for Nu Wa, the god of plague asked, "I wonder how many children are there in the lower bound of the empress?" Nu Wa smiled and said, "Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, I let my first child hang an egg bag on his chest, and you are not allowed to mess around." Since then, the custom of hanging eggs on the Dragon Boat Festival has gradually spread. On this day, mothers cooked salted eggs and hung them on their children's chests to pray for peace. Later, the custom of hanging eggs developed into giving eggs to each other, which means giving eggs a blessing. There are also folk customs such as getting married, having children, sending "red-happy eggs" at the full moon, and sending preserved eggs to her mother-in-law's house, all of which are auspicious and complete.