Why do you drink osmanthus wine on the Double Ninth Festival?

It is a traditional custom to climb the mountain on the Double Ninth Festival and drink osmanthus wine, which was handed down by the older generation.

The Double Ninth Festival first has the custom of climbing mountains. Autumn in September, the sky is crisp, this season, climbing high and looking far can achieve the purpose of refreshing, fitness and recuperation.

Chrysanthemum contains health-preserving ingredients. In Jin Dynasty, Ge Hong's "Bao Pu Zi" recorded that people in Nanyang Mountain drank sweet valley water full of chrysanthemums and lived longer. Drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival is a traditional custom in China. Chrysanthemum wine, in ancient times, was regarded as the "auspicious wine" that Chongyang must drink to eliminate disasters and pray for blessings.