What is the moral of flower cake?

The moral of flower cake is to express a gradual promotion. According to Wu Jun's "Continuation of Qi and Harmony" in the Southern Dynasty, festivals and customs such as climbing mountains, drinking chrysanthemum wine, eating steamed cakes and inserting dogwood were formed in the Han Dynasty. Later, due to the limitation of local landform and product resources, people in wheat-producing areas used flour to make steamed cakes with various patterns, which were called flower cakes.

Double ninth festival cake, also known as "flower cake", is a traditional double ninth festival food. Common in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, it is not very popular all over the country. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Day of Respect for the Elderly. People should steam Chongyang cakes to honor the elderly. The method of steaming Chongyang cake is the same as that of steaming rice cake, except that the steamed cake is smaller and the cake is thinner. In order to eat beautifully, people make colorful double ninth festival cakes and sprinkle some sweet-scented osmanthus on the cake surface (so double ninth festival cakes are also called Osmanthus Jelly). The Chongyang cake made in this way is sweet and delicious, and everyone loves it.