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Why is there the custom of eating boiled eggs with local dishes on March 3? What is the representative significance?
It is a custom and tradition for Hengdong people to eat rapeseed. "March 3rd, boiled eggs with rapeseed" has become a custom and saying. Why do you want to eat boiled eggs on March 3? People in Hengdong believe that March 3rd is the birthday of the Queen Mother, the patron saint of people. She has two magic weapons: one is an elixir that can live forever and the other is a flat peach that can prolong life. The third day of the third lunar month is the day when the legendary Queen Mother holds a flat peach party. People can't eat elixir or flat peach, but they can eat vegetables and boil eggs on this day, which can also strengthen their health and prolong their life. "Don't forget to boil eggs on the third day of the third lunar month. I ate my back at noon and my legs were not soft in the afternoon. "