「博狀元餅」又稱「搏狀元」或「博中秋」，俗稱「博餅」（puah-piann），為自古流傳於閩南的泉州府（如現在的晉江、石獅）、漳州府（如現在的龍海石碼），潮州府，特別是原隸屬於泉州府的廈門和金門，甚至已遠傳到台灣（如：彰化、埔里、台南等地）的一種中秋佳節應景的民俗娛樂活動，屬於民間盛行的「博戲」，相傳至今已有三百多年歷史；有些地方則稱為「奪狀元餅」或「搶狀元」。相傳這種博戲有如「預卜」，可以預測當年的考運，以及未來一年內的運氣好壞。
戒嚴時期的金門地區為時局所限，「博餅」習俗一度消失於民間，近年來為弘揚傳統民俗技藝，並發展地區觀光文化，重現中國人歡度中秋慶團圓的民俗節慶，遂結合廈門地區共同再興「中秋博狀元」之民間習俗。
博狀元餅是中秋節當天的活動，在金門至少已經流傳了300多年，它巧妙的將骰子戲轉化成鼓勵進取功名的遊戲。
話說金門自古隸屬在同安縣的時代，就以科甲功名傳世，有所謂「無金不成同，無地不開花」的俗諺流傳。金門的土地貧瘠，使得金門子孫勇往科舉謀取功名改善生活，為了讓家鄉的人們都能熟識科舉制度，於是將六個骰子分別代表古代科舉制度中的狀元、榜眼、探花、進士、舉人、秀才等六階級。金門縣政府辦理「金門中秋博狀元餅活動」是依循博餅古制辦理，參賽者必須經過「鄉試、會試、殿試」三個關卡，結果依科舉六科依序排名，以六種餅分別代表不同身份：狀元餅者即狀元；對堂餅者是榜眼；三紅餅者探花也；四進餅是進士、二舉餅是舉人、一秀餅就是秀才。此外，為使活動更加豐富、熱鬧，場邊也將結合金門特色傳統及古早味童玩，不論大人小孩都能玩的盡興！
狀元餅
狀元餅是由酥油麵皮、豆沙餡作成薄薄的餅身。整套的狀元餅合計重六公斤，一套六十三個。分成六種大小不同的尺寸，每種尺寸的餅所使用材料約重一斤。這六種餅的名稱及數量如下：
狀元餅（一個）
對堂餅（兩個）
三紅餅（四個）
四進餅（八個）
二舉餅（十六個）
一秀餅（三十二個）
傳統的搏狀元彩品，為大小不同的月餅，稱為「會」，俗稱「餅金」；演變至今，為了方便蒞金遊客參與，博狀元餅的禮品依時改變，口感甘醇、享譽中外的高粱酒、香酥可口的貢 糖、Q軟延壽的麵線、可貼可擦可泡茶的一條根、蘊藏戰史的砲彈鋼刀、旅遊好幫手的旅遊資訊等，都成了現在金門縣中秋博狀元餅的彩品。
2019 Golden Gate Mid-Autumn Festival
"Bo-Ban Cake" is also known as "Bai Zhuang Yuan" or "Bo Zhongqiu", commonly known as "Boah-piann", which has been passed down from Quanzhou to Quanzhou (such as Jinjiang and Shishi) and Ganzhou Prefecture. Longhai Stone Code), Chaozhou Prefecture, especially Xiamen and Kinmen, which were originally affiliated to Quanzhou Prefecture, have even spread to Taiwan (such as Changhua, Puli, Tainan, etc.), a folk entertainment activity for the Mid-Autumn Festival, belonging to the folk The prevailing "Boss" has been passed down for more than three hundred years. In some places, it is called "winning the cake" or "grabbing the champion". According to legend, this kind of drama is like a "pre-war", which can predict the test of the year and the luck of the next year.
The Kinmen area during the martial law period was limited by the current situation. The custom of “Bo cake” disappeared from the folk. In recent years, it promoted traditional folk art and developed regional tourism culture, recreating the Chinese folk festivals celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion. The region has jointly revived the folk customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Bob Cake is the activity of the Mid-Autumn Festival. It has been circulated for more than 300 years in Kinmen. It has ingeniously transformed the scorpion into a game that encourages advancement.
It is said that Kinmen has been in the era of Tong'an County since ancient times, and it has been handed down in the name of the subject. There is a saying that "no gold is not the same, no land is not blooming". The poor land of Kinmen made Jinmen’s descendants go to the imperial examinations to improve their lives. In order to make the people in their hometowns familiar with the imperial examination system, they represented the six champions in the ancient imperial examination system, including the champion, the second-hand, the flower, the scholar, the scholar, the scholar, etc. Six classes. The Jinmen County Government's handling of the “Golden Gate Mid-Autumn Festival Boss Cake Event” is based on the ancient system of cakes. Participants must pass through the three levels of “township test, test, and palace test”. The results are ranked in accordance with the six subjects of the department, and are represented by six kinds of cakes. Different identities: the champion of the cake is the champion; the person who is the cake is the second place; the three red cakes are also the flowers; the four cakes are the scholars, the second cakes are the people, and the one cake is the scholars. In addition, in order to make the event more abundant and lively, the side of the field will also combine the traditional characteristics of the Golden Gate and the ancient early-children to enjoy the fun of both adults and children!
Champion cake
The topping cake is made of ghee dough and bean paste to make a thin cake. The whole set of top-grade cakes weighs six kilograms and a set of sixty-three. Divided into six different sizes, the material used for each size of the cake weighs about one pound. The names and quantities of these six types of cakes are as follows:
Champion cake (one)
Pair of cakes (two)
Three red cakes (four)
Four-in-one cake (eight)
Two cakes (sixteen)
One show cake (32)
The traditional beat-colored color cakes are moon cakes of different sizes, called "meetings", commonly known as "cake gold". Since the evolution, in order to facilitate the participation of tourists, the gifts of Bo-shaped cakes have changed in time, and the taste is sweet and delicious. The sorghum wine, the crispy and delicious tribute sugar, the soft noodles of Q soft extension, the root of the smearable scented tea, the cannonball steel knife with the history of war, the tourist information of the tourist helper, etc. The color of the county Mid-Autumn Festival.
