As a single day for a fairy is a full year for ordinary mortals, people splash water once every year so that the twelve girls can clean themselves. This is said to be the origin of the Water Splashing Festival.

• 传说，上界一天，就是人间一年，人们为感谢这12个女子为民除害，每年都为她们泼一次水，让她们清洗，这就是泼水节的来历。