On Chinese New Year, floury flowers are served for various reasons, from a wish for health and longevity for family members and loves ones; to a prayer for a harvest year and good fortune. At the start of spring ploughing, people bury certain food underground for god of
earth praying for a bumper harvest; On the Pure Brightness Day, floury flower is to worship ancestors and ask for blessings of their spirits in heaven. Floury flower with these implications are meant to be consumed, therefore, they are rarely painted.
