▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁Sar as w ati ▁and ▁wisdom . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁name ▁Yam ari ▁comes ▁from ▁two ▁New ari ▁B has a ▁words , ▁" ya :" ▁meaning ▁" to ▁like " ▁and ▁" m ari " ▁meaning ▁" del ic acy ". ▁So , ▁literally , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁del ic acy ▁which ▁is ▁very ▁popular . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Y om ari ▁pun hi ▁festival ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁started ▁from ▁pan ch al ▁nag ar ▁( present ▁day ▁Pan aut i ). ▁M yth ▁has ▁it ▁that ▁Such andra ▁and ▁Krit a , ▁a ▁married ▁couple , ▁first ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁fresh ▁yield ▁of ▁rice ▁from ▁their ▁field . ▁And ▁what ▁took ▁shape ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁Yam ari . ▁The ▁new ▁del ic acy ▁was ▁eventually ▁distributed ▁among ▁the ▁vill agers . ▁As ▁the ▁food ▁was ▁liked ▁by ▁all , ▁the ▁bread ▁was ▁named ▁Yam ari , ▁which ▁literally ▁means ▁' t ast y ▁bread '. ▁ ▁The ▁myth ▁further ▁states ▁that ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁the ▁couple ▁offered ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁wealth , ▁Kub era , ▁who ▁was ▁passing ▁by ▁in ▁a ▁dis gu ise , ▁the ▁new ▁del ic acy . ▁Following ▁this , ▁Kub era ▁dis closed ▁his ▁real ▁identity ▁and ▁bl essed ▁the ▁couple ▁with ▁wealth . ▁He ▁also ▁declared ▁that ▁who ever ▁will ▁prepare ▁Yam ari ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁gods ▁and ▁god d esses ▁on ▁the ▁full ▁moon ▁of ▁December ▁and ▁observe ▁four ▁days ▁of ▁dev otion ▁to