On April 18, the Tachia Matsu icon sets out for festivities at the Fengtien Temple in Chiayi County's Hsinkang, serving as an opening ceremony of sorts for her annual procession.
四月十八日，農曆三月初三，台中縣大甲媽祖起駕前往嘉義縣新港奉天宮進香，揭開一年一度媽祖繞境的序幕。