Religious chen-t'ou are those with religious functions or of significance to believers, such as human transmogrified into the Centipede chen, or the pathclearing Eight Family Generals. Vignette chen-t'ou are those with prepared roles, stories, or vocal stylings, like the Cart Drum or Ox Plow chen.
宗教陣頭是指具有宗教功能或信仰意義的陣頭，如為百足真人化身的蜈蚣陣、為神明開路的八家將；小戲陣頭則是具備了角色、劇情、唱作等戲劇雛形的陣頭，如車鼓陣、牛犁陣、桃花過渡等。