After firecrackers start exploding in the distance, the messenger shows up at the entrance to the village, signaling the imminent arrival of the temple troupes. Villagers waiting in twos and threes under the shade trees rush to call family members out from home. Everyone lines up along the route, some holding sticks of burning incense, others with hands folded in prayer, to greet the palanquin and entreat the deity for his blessings.
當遠處傳來劈哩啪啦的鞭炮聲響後，報馬仔緩緩出現在村口時，代表著陣頭群就快到了，三兩成群聚在樹下乘涼等候的村民們，這時會趕緊召喚一家老小出來，持香或者雙手合十，迎接神轎經過，大家虔誠專心，祈求平安順遂。