"shepherd's purse is a panacea on March 3 in Yangchun", and eating eggs on March 3 is a unique custom in Jiangnan area. According to legend, in Chu, it is very common for people to suffer from geomantic omen and have headaches. On the third day of March of a certain year, Shennong passed through Yunmengze (now Xiaogan) and saw that the villagers had unbearable headaches and felt great compassion. They found wild eggs and local vegetables and cooked them for people to eat. Miraculously, after eating, the head suddenly stopped hurting. Therefore, the custom of "eating vegetables and boiling eggs on March 3 will keep you from having a headache for a year" will continue.

The traditional festival egg party of tu nationality. The festival time is March 3rd, March 8th and March18th of the lunar calendar every year, which varies from place to place. At that time, a sacrifice will be held in the temple, and the master will be invited to recite scriptures and dance to reward God, so as to eliminate disasters and protect crops and people and animals. People attending the meeting also brought many boiled eggs with them, one for eating and the other for playing games.