As for eggs ... Easter eggs and birthday omelets in the west are based on the idea of eggs, because eggs have just been born from mother hen, which means new life. China shouldn't lose, but that's what it means.
According to the custom in China, after the baby is born, parents will send someone or their relatives to the foreign mother's house to report the good news as soon as possible, and eggs painted red must be prepared before reporting the good news. If it is a boy, he will bring six or eight, one of which must be an even number, and put a black dot at one end of the egg to show that he is very happy; If it's a girl, you should give five or seven eggs, but don't blacken them for Xiao Xi.
When a foreign mother receives an egg, she can tell at a glance whether it is a dragon or a phoenix. Even number means she wants her son to marry a good old woman when he grows up. Odd numbers mean I hope my daughter will get married.
After receiving the good news, my mother-in-law will take the baked cake away to the person who reported the good news. On the way home, the bearer of good news must throw the cake to the dog, which shows that the dog has bitten the disaster for the child and the child will grow up soon.
Red eggs are also used to make full moons.
One month after birth is called "full moon". Generally, boys are born on the 30th day and girls on the 29th day. The celebration at the full moon is called "full moon". Some people choose 24th as the moral of twenty-four filial piety, so that children will be as filial as their parents when they grow up.
Shaving off a baby's hair on this day is called a haircut. There are many rules for managing fetal hair. First, prepare onions, red duck eggs, red eggs, stones, gold locks and copper coins and put them in the bathtub. Before shaving, the baby must take a bath, gently roll red eggs and duck eggs on the baby's head for three times to get a "red top", hoping that he will rise to the top and succeed. Onions are smart; Red eggs have the meaning of regeneration, reproduction and perfection, and also hope to grow an egg face; The red duck egg hopes that he will grow tall and strong. Onion means "cleverness" and stone means "courage", expecting children's heads and shells to grow hard quickly, as hard as stones; Gold locks and copper coins mean wealth and good luck, as well as "great wealth and great wealth."
In the Central Plains, in addition to birthdays, the custom of eating eggs also includes maternal diet and fertility etiquette. During the confinement period, pregnant women mainly eat eggs, including egg pouches, egg noodle soup and egg noodles. After the baby is born, you need to bring boiled red eggs to your grandmother's house to report the good news. Grandma should also bring eggs when she sends rice and flour, and she will soon understand that she has children.
How are red eggs dyed red? The answer is to worship with red paper. When an egg is cooked, it will turn red when it is lightly touched.
The custom of eating eggs on birthdays is limited to children under the age of ten. Children are over ten years old, so they usually eat noodles on their birthdays, but they don't eat eggs. Boiled eggs should be rolled several times on the child's head. It is said that this can roll disaster.
People attach great importance to eating eggs on their birthdays and regard it as a means to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters. It is said that in ancient times, there was a family by the sea, and the mother and two twins lived alone. They have a hard life and live by fishing. This day is the birthday of two brothers. The mother asked her eldest son to sell salt and her second son to fish, so that the family could improve their lives. When going out, my mother cooked two eggs, one for each person, to satisfy their hunger on the road. It rained heavily soon after going out, and the salt brought by the boss was washed away by the rain, leaving little. The second child's fishing boat fell into the sea, but he was not only out of danger, but also caught many big fish. After returning home, the two told their mother about their troubles. Mother felt strange after hearing this. The boss was on the shore and got almost nothing. The second child fell into the sea, but the boat was full of fish and shrimp.
It turned out that the eldest son didn't bring the eggs his mother gave him, which was bad luck. The second child brought eggs, but he forgot to eat them because he was too busy to escape. He still had it when he came back. So my mother stubbornly believes that eggs can avoid rain and evil spirits. In the future, whenever the two brothers celebrate their birthdays, their mother will cook eggs for them, hoping that they will always have good luck. Later, the story spread and people wanted to take their chances. They also cook eggs for their children on their birthdays. ,