1, according to legend, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a plague demon in the River Ru, as long as it appeared, people lost their lives every day, and the people in this area suffered from the ravages of the plague demon.

A plague claimed the parents of a young man, Hengjing, and he himself was nearly killed by the disease. After recovering from the disease, he left his beloved wife and his folks, and resolved to go out and visit the immortals to learn the art of ridding the people of the plague. Hengjing traveled all over the world to visit famous masters and masters, and finally inquired about the oldest mountain in the east, where there was Fei Changfang, a man of infinite magic power.

Hengjing braved the difficulties and dangers of the road, wore out countless pairs of shoes, and climbed over countless mountains, and finally found the mountain and Fei Changfang, who had magical magic power. Touched by his spirit, the Immortal Chief took Hengjing in and taught him the art of demon-subduing swordsmanship and presented him with a demon-subduing sword. Hengjing was able to practice with great dedication and patience, and finally developed an extraordinary martial arts skill.

On this day, Fei Changfang called Hengjing to him and said, "Tomorrow is the ninth day of the ninth month of the ninth lunar month, and the plague demon is going to come out to do evil again. He gave Hengjing a pack of cornelian cherry leaves, a few cups of chrysanthemum wine, and secretly taught him how to avoid the evil spirits, and told Hengjing to ride a crane and hurry back home.

Hengjing said goodbye to the fairy chief and returned to his hometown. On the morning of the ninth day of the ninth month, he led the townspeople to a nearby mountain according to the fairy chief's instructions, and gave each of them a piece of cornelian cherry leaf and a cup of chrysanthemum wine, so that they could get ready to subdue the evil spirits.

At noon, with a few screams, the plague of the devil rushed out of the River Ru, but the plague of the devil just pounced to the bottom of the mountain, suddenly smelled a burst of cornelian cherry leaves and chrysanthemum wine gas, they stopped, face suddenly changed, then Hengjing holding a demon sword chased down the mountain, not a few rounds of plague of the devil stabbed to death under the sword. From then on, the custom of ascending the mountain on the ninth day of the ninth month has been passed down year after year.

2, Chrysanthemum Festival customs are:

(1) Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Day, traditionally, there is the custom of chrysanthemum, so the ancient also known as the Chrysanthemum Festival, chrysanthemums is a natural flower, because of its colorful flowers and proud of the frost bloom and the formation of chrysanthemum chrysanthemum appreciation of the chrysanthemum culture, the nine months of September of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the month of the chrysanthemums, festivals held chrysanthemums General Assembly, dumping of the city's crowds of people to go to the meeting of the chrysanthemum appreciation.

In the ancient Chinese custom, chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity, and for the literati to praise as a symbol of frost unyielding, from the Three Kingdoms since the Wei and Jin dynasties, Chrysanthemum party drinking, chrysanthemum poetry has become fashionable.

(2) Ancestor Worship

The Chongyang Festival is one of the four traditional Chinese festivals of ancestor worship, ancient folk tradition of ancestor worship and pray for blessings, especially in the Lingnan area, people will be held every year on the Chongyang Festival ancestor worship activities. Sacrificing ancestors and looking up to the sky serves to enhance people's sense of cultural identity and strengthen the cohesion of the family and society. However, with the development of history, many local people's concept of ancestor worship is becoming increasingly thin.