Double Ninth may have originated as a day to drive away danger, but like the Chinese New Year, over time it became a day of celebration. In contemporary times it is an occasion for hiking and chrysanthemum appreciation. Other activities include flying kites, making flower cakes, and welcoming married daughters back home for visiting. Stores sell rice cakes ( "gāo", a homophone for "height" ) with mini colorful flags to represent "zhuyu". Most people drink chrysanthemum tea, while a few traditionalists drink homemade chrysanthemum wine. Children learn poems about chrysanthemums, and many localities host chrysanthemum exhibits. Mountain climbing races are also popular; winners get to wear a wreath made of "zhuyu". In Shandong province people drink spicy radish soup to bring good luck, it comes from an old saying " 喝了萝卜汤，全家不遭殃" (Hēle luóbo tāng, quánjiā bù zāoyāng/Drink the radish soup, the whole family will not suffer).