Vernal Equinox Egg Stand

When my husband was younger, he used to impress me with extraordinary facts that I had never heard of.  The first one I remember is how to stop the hiccups.  He offered me $10 to hiccup again, and I couldn’t.  But the one I think he enjoyed the most was balancing an egg on its end on the first day of spring.

I observed this feat for several years until, one year, I boiled an egg ahead of time and put it in the refrigerator.  That evening, when George was sitting in his easy chair, I carried the egg to him and reminded him that it was the first day of spring.  He smiled, then tried for quite a while to get that egg to stand on its end.  Then I took it and tried to balance it but, of course, it didn’t work, so I just said, “Screw it!” and slapped the egg down on the table.  George about jumped out of his skin!  I couldn't stop laughing.

They say that standing eggs on end during the equinox probably has something to do with eggs symbolizing fertility and spring symbolizing rebirth.  However, I have read that anyone can do it any day of the year.

George has given up trying to impress me as the marriage has matured.