The Traditional Customs of Fuqing Lantern Cake

With its unique local flavor and rich cultural connotation, Gangbing has fascinated many people.

In Fuqing, on the second or third day after my daughter and I got married, I invited my son-in-law and daughter back to the door for the first time and called "Please go first". I also bought 100 "jar cake" as "cake for son-in-law". This custom is still circulating today.

"Cylinder cake dance" is popular in Yuxi area. Originally, it was a traditional opera dance in China, with a certain story. It was the opening ceremony for China traditional opera troupe to attract audiences when it performed in villages and towns. "Cylinder cake dance" belongs to the general folk dance of labor skills, and also shows the special process of making "cylinder cake". Dance shows five production processes: ignition, oven, cake pasting, cake baking and cake shoveling. It has the characteristics of strong rhythm and big movements, while music and movements have the characteristics of folk dramas, such as "shooting geese", "riding horses" and "jumping eight characters". The "altar cake dance" evolved from the local folk children's game dance "patting cake dance" and "top basket dance". With the rise, prosperity and development of Fuqing cake industry, it should be accompanied by the emergence of "cake-patting dance" and "topping dance"