Besides the traditional worship and fasting, the celebrations in Southeast Asia have also been influenced by both Southern Fujianese customs and the Hongmen Association, a secret society which aimed at overthrowing the Manchus and reviving the Ming dynasty.
東南亞的九皇信仰，除了茹素禮斗還保持原來的傳統外，其餘已為秘密幫會﹘﹘洪門會，及閩南民間信仰所影響。