And when someone dies, fagao and sticky rice cakes are indispensable as offerings. "Even though when someone dies people feel bad, they don't stop wishing for good fortune. The sticky rice cakes express the hope that everyone will 'stick together' through this trying time," explains Huang Tien-chu.
人過世了，雖是件悲哀事，祭拜用的發糕、米糕卻不能省，「即便是人過世了，也希望『能發』，帶些好運，米糕『黏黏』，希望大家經此變故還能聚合，可別散了。」