People usually eat chongyang cakes.climb mountains,drink chrysanthemum(菊花)wine or tea and wear dogwood (zhuyu) on this day. Dogwood and chrysanthemums are believed to have cleansing and protecting qualities.
It s said that,during the Eastern Han dynasty,a devil(鬼怪)lived in the Ru River,caused disease among the neighboring people.
据说,东汉时期,汝河有一个魔鬼(鬼怪)生活在汝河里,给周围的人带来疾病。
And the parents of a young man named Heng Jing died because of the devils magic.In order to save people from the devil.Heng Jing found an immortal(神仙l)to teach him the swordsmanship(剑术)to drive away the devil.
一个叫恒景的年轻人的父母死于恶魔的魔法。为了拯救人们脱离恶魔。恒景找了一位神仙教他驱魔的剑术。
Before long.on the morning of the ninth day of the ninth lunar month,Heng Jing and the villagers climbed the nearest mountain and defeated the devil with dogwood leaves and the chrysanthemum wine.
不久,在农历九月初九的一天早上,恒景和村民们爬上最近的山,用山茱萸叶和菊花酒打败了魔鬼。
Since then.climbing mountains and drinking chrysanthemum wine on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month have become popular.