Christmas cracker tradition of wearing festive hats is believed to date back to Roman times and the Saturnalia celebrations, which also involved decorative headgear. Christmas crackers are also associated with Knut's parties, held in Sweden at the end of the Christmas season. The "Oxford English Dictionary" records the use of "cracker bonbons" and the pulling of "crackers" from 1847. Tradition tells of how Tom Smith of London invented crackers in 1847. He created the crackers as a development of his bon-bon sweets, which he sold in a twist of paper (the origins of the traditional sweet-wrapper). As sales of bon-bons slumped, Smith
Cowhells cake to present him a special cake. After tasting it, Lu Jia asked what the delicious cake was; Zhao Tuo replied that it was a Nanyue specialty. Because Lu Jia liked the cake, Zhao Tuo gave him many cakes to bring back to Liu Bang. When he reached the Qin capital, Lu Jia presented the specialty to the emperor and the cake became the most popular dish in Nanyue. Several hundred years ago, a magician who could no longer earn a living with his magic decided to become a baker. With the help of his wife, he created a special cake