During this 'Kiku no Kisewata' (lit. chrysanthemum covering cloth) celebration, people drink sake laced with chrysanthemum petals, exorcise misfortune and pray for longevity, and it is said that one can live a long life by wiping oneself with a cloth that has been placed on a chrysanthemum plant and become covered in dew during the previous night.
菊酒を飲み、厄を祓い長寿を願って、「菊の被綿（きせわた）」という、前夜に菊に被せた綿に降りた露で、身体を拭くと、長寿になると伝えられる。