If in one year people made a 20 catty turtle cake as an offering, and the year passed peacefully, then the next year they would make an even bigger one. But these days, other products which have the same symbolic meaning--like turtle-shaped patterns constructed out of canned food or made from mushrooms or day lilies--are widely popular; some people even just use cash as a substitute.
例如農業社會為求平安或財子壽，在廟宇求神還願，以面龜當祭品的「乞龜」活動，以往為求熱鬧，先乞二十斤，還願時回敬四十斤，糕餅店的生意因而越做越好。