According to legend, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a plague demon in Ruhe. As soon as it appears, every family will get sick and even die every day. It's terrible that people in this area have been ravaged by plague demons. At that time, there was a young man named Huan Jing in runan county. One year, the plague took away his parents and he almost died himself.

After Huan Jing recovered from his illness, he bid farewell to his beloved wife and fellow villagers and decided to go out to study art in immortals, so as to kill pests for the people. After going through difficulties and obstacles, Huanjing finally found a magical fairy in an ancient mountain. Immortal was moved by his tireless efforts and the spirit of eliminating evils for the people, and decided to accept him as a disciple, give him a demon-reducing sword, and secretly teach him how to do it.

Huan Jing forgot to eat and sleep, practiced hard day and night, and finally developed a set of extraordinary martial arts. One day, the fairy called Huan Jing to her side and said to her, "Tomorrow is the ninth day of September, and the plague god will come out to do evil again. Now that you have learned your skills, you should go back and kill the people! " At this time, the immortal gave Huan Jing a pack of dogwood leaves and a bottle of chrysanthemum wine, and gave him the secret recipe to ward off evil spirits, so that Huan Jing immediately rode a crane home.

Huanjing returned to his hometown. On the morning of September 9, according to the instructions of the immortal, he led the villagers to a nearby mountain and gave everyone a dogwood leaf and a cup of chrysanthemum wine. At noon, the wind roared, the north wind suddenly rose and it was dark. With a few piercing screams, the plague demon rushed out of the Ruhe River and rushed to the foot of the mountain.

At this moment, Mo Wen suddenly smelled the strange smell of Cornus officinalis and the mellow fragrance of chrysanthemum wine, and his face suddenly changed, shaking all over, and he dared not go any further. Just then, Huan Jing immediately rushed down the mountain with a sword and subdued the demon. After several rounds of fierce fighting, Huan Jing stabbed the plague demon to death and eliminated the plague.

Later, people regarded climbing on the Double Ninth Festival as an activity to avoid disasters. Obviously, this story is "pure fiction", just an absurd legend attached to it. In the historical development and evolution, most traditional festivals originated from the "legends" in the attached meetings. Through practical investigation, these "stories and legends" were born much later than festivals and are the "origins" of later generations.

Customs around the Double Ninth Festival:

In ancient Guangdong province, on September 9, more nine emperors' clubs were built to fight with courtesy. Guangzhou celebrates the Double Ninth Festival, and people climb Baiyun Mountain to enjoy autumn fitness. Wuchuan Double Ninth Festival, a high-standard banquet, a banquet to respect the elderly. In Huaiji County, Chongyang is regarded as the occasion of Yuan Di's enlightenment. Yangjiang will fly kites during the Double Ninth Festival.

In the customs of Hong Kong and Macao people, Qingming is "Spring Festival" and Chongyang is "Autumn Festival". The traditional custom of ancestor worship in Chongyang Mountain continues to this day. In Hong Kong and Macau, the ancient Double Ninth Festival has now evolved into a diversified festival.

On September 9, Longan County, Guangxi, let cattle and sheep feed on their own. As the saying goes, "on September 9, cattle and sheep will keep their food." Tomb-Sweeping Day is a spring festival, the Double Ninth Festival is an autumn festival, and worshipping mountains on Double Ninth Festival is one of the customs in Lingnan. The tradition of pursuing the distance carefully and thinking about the source has been passed down for thousands of years.

Flying kites in Haicheng County, Fujian Province on the Double Ninth Festival is called "Wind Chak". According to legend, the ninth day of September is the day when Mazu ascended to heaven. Many villagers went to the Tianhou Palace and the Palace Temple in Mazu Tempel or Meizhou Port to offer sacrifices and pray.