Why do Kaili have red eggs on February 2?

February 2 "is called" Bridge Festival "in the Miao area of southeastern Guizhou, also known as Bridge Walking Festival or Bridge Respect Festival, which is one of the more grand festivals in southeastern Guizhou. On February 2nd, every household will boil red eggs for their children, wishing them health and safety in the new year, and growing as strong as the rising sun. May they have many children and grandchildren.

Kaili city, referred to as "Kai". It is the capital of the prefecture-level administrative region of Qiandongnan Autonomous Prefecture, located in the east of Guizhou Province, China, and one of the major central cities in Guizhou Province. "Kaili" is a transliteration of Miao language, which means "Mulao's field". In Miao language, the Mulao people call it "Kai" and the field "Li", and "Kai Li" means "the place where the Mulao people farm". By the end of 202 1, the whole city had governed 9 streets in 1 1 town, with an area of 1569.69 square kilometers and a planned urban area of 792 square kilometers. Ethnic minorities account for 8 1.6% of the registered population. It is an emerging city dominated by Miao people and is known as "Miaodong". According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 1 1 in June 2020, the permanent population of Kaili was 709,057.