Why do you eat chicken every year on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month?

It is said that steamed chicken with Chili can tonify yang, so there is a saying: "On June 6th, fried chicken with red wine".

Some places say "June 6th, the eggs are ripe", and it is popular to eat dried eggs. Draw spring water, put eggs in, and from Shi Mao to Shen Shi, when the eggs are cooked and eaten, it is said that you can get "yang essence". On the other hand, Fengcheng people like to eat salted eggs on this day.

Eating meat is popular in most areas of Xiushui. No matter how much it is, there is a saying that "on June 6, you should eat meat, but not eating meat will cause cancer." Xiushui Bailing, Quanfeng, Huanglong, Lukou and Gushi are popular places to eat bacon and make soup. Drinking this soup thinks that it can avoid prickly heat, and there is a saying that "June 6, eat bacon"; At this time, it coincides with the early grass and early beans harvest. In rural areas, new rice, new tofu, fresh vegetables and rich dishes are widely eaten. There's a saying, "Printing books on June 6th, putting tofu in the pot and meat in the bowl".