When a child is full moon, some Chinese people are used to handing out "red eggs" to give good news. This custom has been spreading for thousands of years. There are two theories about its origin.
One theory is that during ancient times in China, an old clan "Shang" lived in the middle reaches of the northern Yishui ". The Shang Dynasty, which was established later, was developed by this clan. The originator of Shang was "Qi", and his mother, Jane Di, was the wife of the tribal leader Ku. Legend has it that one day, when Jane Di went to Yi Shui to take a bath, suddenly a Xi Yan laid an egg under a big willow tree beside her. When Jane Di saw it, she ate the swallow egg. A year later, Jane gave birth to the "deed", and the whole clan was happy for it and reorganized the grand celebration. The leader Ku was even more excited. He asked people to boil a lot of eggs, paint them red, and share them with us. Since then, the old custom of giving birth to children and handing out red eggs has been spreading until now.
Another argument is that the Red Egg originated from the Three Kingdoms period, when Zhou Yu, the governor of Soochow, wanted to capture Liu Bei and return it to Jingzhou with the scheme of false recruitment and real detention. Zhuge Liang saw through this plan and ordered Zhao Yun to bring many dyed red eggs to escort Liu Bei to Jiangdong to get married. When the married man arrived in Soochow, he sent red eggs to everyone. The news spread to the deep palace. Wu was so overjoyed that he ordered Sun Quan to hold a wedding for Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang immediately. Sun Quan couldn't do it, so he had to fake it, so he had the ending of "losing his wife and losing his army.
When a child is full moon, some Chinese people are used to handing out "red eggs" to give good news. This custom has been spreading for thousands of years. There are two theories about its origin.
One theory is that during ancient times in China, an old clan "Shang" lived in the middle reaches of the northern Yishui ". The Shang Dynasty, which was established later, was developed by this clan. The originator of Shang was "Qi", and his mother, Jane Di, was the wife of the tribal leader Ku. Legend has it that one day, when Jane Di went to Yi Shui to take a bath, suddenly a Xi Yan laid an egg under a big willow tree beside her. When Jane Di saw it, she ate the swallow egg. A year later, Jane gave birth to the "deed", and the whole clan was happy for it and reorganized the grand celebration. The leader Ku was even more excited. He asked people to boil a lot of eggs, paint them red, and share them with us. Since then, the old custom of giving birth to children and handing out red eggs has been spreading until now.
Another argument is that the Red Egg originated from the Three Kingdoms period, when Zhou Yu, the governor of Soochow, wanted to capture Liu Bei and return it to Jingzhou with the scheme of false recruitment and real detention. Zhuge Liang saw through this plan and ordered Zhao Yun to bring many dyed red eggs to escort Liu Bei to Jiangdong to get married. When the married man arrived in Soochow, he sent red eggs to everyone. The news spread to the deep palace. Wu was so overjoyed that he ordered Sun Quan to hold a wedding for Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang immediately. Sun Quan couldn't do it, so he had to fake it, so he had the ending of "losing his wife and losing his army.
