There have always been several statements about the origin of Bo cake. Now the most popular one is related to Zheng Chenggong. It is said that around 1660, Hong Xu, Zheng Chenggong's subordinate, and the subordinate of the Ministry of War Yatang came up with the game of fighting cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival in order to send soldiers to miss their relatives in their hometown during the festive season. Its rules are roughly as follows: according to the title of the imperial examination system at all levels, each meeting has one champion, two opposite halls, four three reds (exploring flowers), eight four advances (scholars), sixteen two lifts (raising people) and thirty-two outstanding scholars. There are 63 cakes in the club, including 79613, which is a lucky number. Because 9981 is the number of emperors, 8972 is the number of chitose, and Zheng Chenggong was sealed as the king of Yanping, so the number of 63 was used. This legend can be heard blindly, but it is very problematic to scrutinize it carefully. Some scholars have rummaged through Zheng Chenggong's historical materials such as Records of Conscription, Minutes of Min Hai, Notes on the Sea, Notes on Taiwan Province, and local chronicles of Xiamen such as Ganlong Lujiang, Ganlong Jiahe Scenic Spot, Daoguang Xiamen, and Xiamen City of the Republic of China, but they have not found any records. According to historical research, around 1660, every Mid-Autumn Festival, Zheng Chenggong was either fighting the Qing court or fighting the Dutch colonists in Taiwan Province, and almost always worried about the shortage of military food, so it was impossible to have extra food to make "cakes" for entertainment. In addition, the old people born and raised in Xiamen have never heard of this legend, and it only became popular after it was put forward by 1986. Therefore, this legend can be regarded as an interesting side event of the Mid-Autumn Festival Bo cake, but it cannot be regarded as a positive solution to the origin of Bo cake.
In recent years, many people have suggested that the "Bo" of blog cakes should be "fighting" for the sake of fighting. Personally, I don't think it is necessary. Judging from the custom of Bo cake, it is obviously a bit of the original meaning of gambling. However, the "Bo" here is more exactly a bit of divination. Gambling is luck. It is a common custom of China people since ancient times to stimulate their real behavior through virtual luck. When the dice fell in the big porcelain bowl, making a tinkling sound, and everyone was overjoyed, it was really warm. The Mid-Autumn Festival cake is actually a good omen for the coming year, which contains people's mutual emotional cognition.
In my opinion, there are two other factors that make rich cakes popular. First, it embodies the equality between people. As we all know, in real life, it is difficult for people to be truly equal. There is a considerable distance between superiors and subordinates, elders and juniors. However, in the process of rich cakes, no matter how high or low they are, they are all lucky at the same table. I have seen some leaders go home with poor ones several times, and I am still very happy. Second, everyone has a prize. The general game is often the winner is king, and the loser loses all. But Bo cake is different, basically everyone can be guaranteed a prize, only a few differences, so that everyone will have a good time.
Finally, introduce the content and rules of Bo cake. The basic practice is that during the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone gets together and rolls dice to divide "cakes". The traditional "Hui cakes" are made up of moon cakes of different sizes. There are 63 cakes in a set, which are divided into three types: Zhuangyuan cakes 1 piece, two pairs of cakes, four red cakes, eight four-way cakes, two-way cakes 16 and one show cake (32). However, with the development and changes of the times, the form of "cake" is also changing: "cake" is no longer a moon cake, but a combination of practical items, such as shower gel, shampoo, food, etc., as long as it is combined according to the specified number of cakes. The rules have been changing all the time. The current rules of the game are: six dice are thrown in 1 porcelain bowl, and a group of people is about 10, with Red Four as the symbol of winning the prize, which is roughly as follows: One show (including 1 Red Four); Two lifts (including two red four); Three reds (three red fours); Quaternion (4 points with the same number but excluding Red Four); Opposite class (one to six points); The number one scholar (four reds, also known as "four reds") is from small to large. The number one scholar is graded, and "four reds" is the minimum level of the number one scholar, among which the number of points with the dice is larger; Five reds are called "five reds", which is higher than the "four reds", and the number of points between the "five reds" is the largest; Five children with the same number of points (except Hongsi) are called "Wuzi", which is bigger than Sihong and smaller than Wuhong, and the ratio of the number of points between the five children is also larger than that of the remaining dice. Four reds plus two reds are called "the champion inserts golden flowers", which is the highest level of the champion; The six gongs are "six bohong", and all the "cakes" belong to them, including others' income (except the income of the "champion with golden flowers"); Six sixes are called "six bohei", and once they arrive, they turn off the lights and grab cakes. Hong Lao said that there are two situations in which you can't get a cake. One is that if you don't have a red four, you are not opposite, four into, and five children, which is called "black punishment"; On the other hand, if a dice jumps out of the porcelain bowl during the dice rolling, it will be invalid this time and you can't participate in the cake sharing.