Is blowing sugar a folk handicraft?

Blowing sugar is a folk sugar art with a certain origin. It is an ornamental and edible small handicraft, and also a legendary folk craft in Henan and Hebei provinces. According to the records in Jianxuan Supplement, people sacrifice to the gods in the New Year, melt the icing on the cake, and make various figures, animals and plants as sacrifices, thus blowing sugar in different regions.