As the first of the two seventh months draws to a close, it so happens that the eve of the traditional "closing of the ghostly gate" falls between a Saturday and a Sunday. That night, leaders of 26 Toucheng neighborhoods (including two that have since been incorporated into Chiaohsi Township) gather together in a mounting mood of festiveness mingled with apprehension.
第一個 7 月近尾，傳統「關鬼門」前夕，適逢週六、日，頭城鎮 26 個鄰里庄頭（包含 2 個如今劃入礁溪鄉的鄰里），一股熱鬧伴著緊張的氣氛開始醞釀。