Beating eggs is usually a child's game. Boiled eggs are usually boiled in boiled water with a shell, soaked in cold water, and then placed in a net bag made of colored silk or wool for children to hang around their necks. The rule of beating eggs in the long summer is very simple, that is, "see whose eggshell is hard", and divide the eggs into two ends, with the pointed head and the round tail. When beating eggs, the head of the egg hits the head of the egg and the tail of the egg hits the tail of the egg, one by one. The eggshell is hard but not broken to win, and the loser gives up and grades. The final winner is the "king of eggs", among which the winner with the first egg head and the first egg tail. The final winner of the egg is the second one, called Xiao Wang. In fact, eggshells are not easy to break. Eggs should be smashed before eating, but they are all smashed on hard objects. If you just knead a whole egg by hand, it is difficult to crush it. Besides "breaking eggs", there are other customs about eggs, such as eating eggs and hanging eggs. Their purpose is to protect children's health in this year, hoping to eliminate diseases and disasters.

Why do you want to fight for eggs in changxia?

As for why we have to fight for eggs in the long summer, the folk saying is: "There are eggs on the chest in the long summer, and it is difficult for a villain to have a summer break." . After entering summer, some people, especially the old and weak, are prone to symptoms such as loss of appetite, fatigue, boredom and qi deficiency, which is called "summer heat". Eggs are a simple and easy-to-get nutrition, so it is a good choice to "tonic" in advance to prevent summer onset. It is better to combine eating and playing with the child's mind. Of course, as a holiday custom, "Long Summer Eggs" has its traditional significance. According to Chinese traditional medical theory, it is appropriate to nourish the heart in summer. People think that "the heart is like an egg", so when summer comes, eating eggs is to "nourish the heart". Therefore, there used to be a folk proverb that said, "It takes 10,000 strength to eat an egg in the long summer."

What are the customs in the long summer?

1, long summer egg

There is a folk saying that "eggs are crushed by stones in the long summer", which means that people will be full of energy when they eat eggs in the long summer. Children hang eggshells made of silk thread around their necks, which contain boiled eggs and duck eggs. Some even draw patterns on the eggs, trying to compete with each other. This is called egg collision. There is also a saying that "eggs are eaten in long summer, and it is not summer in hot weather". According to legend, since the day of long summer, the weather has been sunny and warm, and it has gradually become hot. Many people, especially children, will feel tired and weak, and their appetite will gradually fade, which is the so-called "summer in summer". Nu Wa Niangniang told the people that on the day of long summer every year, cooked chicken, duck and goose eggs were hung on the children's chests to escape the heat. Children will also play egg-beating games in groups of three or five.

2. Long summer "weighing people"

People hang scales under outdoor trees to weigh children and old people and test their physical changes over the past year. There is a stool hanging on the scale hook, and everyone takes turns sitting on the stool to weigh people. When weighing flowers, the caller said auspicious words.

In fact, in the beginning, we only learned about a person's physical health by weighing. Will kindly point out that people who are too fat and too thin will have a certain guiding role in later nutrition and diet. Slowly, it was handed down by everyone.

3, long summer porridge

According to local historical records, in ancient China, during the annual "Long Summer" solar term, people formed the custom of eating porridge. According to folklore, drinking porridge in long summer on this day can ensure a year of peace, disease-free and disaster-free. In fact, in the past, porridge was basically used to supplement nutrition, and gradually evolved into the habit of drinking porridge in summer.

4. Long summer noodles

In the past, there was a proverb that eating noodles in summer is an important custom in many areas, especially in Changchun, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. There is also a folk saying that "eating noodles in the long summer makes the day longer". Because northerners eat noodles every day, they don't particularly care about eating noodles in this solar term.