And on Wednesday, his son, Crown Prince Naruhito will become the 126th emperor to ascend to Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne, the name given both to the emperor's position and to his seat, used during the coronation ceremony.
Aside from wine, you may also see a lot more chrysanthemum desserts and Chung Yeung cakes during this time – the latter is a steamed rice flour confection usually decorated with jujube, chestnuts, and almonds.
So Chinese people have a tradition of having feasts on this day and consuming food and drinks that will help with achieving longevity, such as chrysanthemum wine.
In order to evade the catastrophe, Huan needed to tell his family to collect zhuyu plant and wear it on their arms, and then climb up on a mountain and drink chrysanthemum wine on that day.