On this day, believers worship the Emperor Yu, Magistrate of Water, who is charged with preventing calamity, and seek relief from all kinds of danger.
至於農曆十月十五的「下元節」，又稱「消災日」，信徒在這天祭拜主司「消災」的水官禹帝，祈求兵燹消弭、百厄不至。