And true enough, at every village there are people waiting for the pilgrimage. Early in the morning, they are outside with their altars and firecrackers, and they are even ready with all manner of food and drink. The farmers help to quench people's thirst with their own produce: guava, watermelon and sugarcane.
果真，每一鄉鎮等待媽祖的信徒，一大清早除了備妥香案、爆竹，幾乎都還準備了各式飲料，果農們切出一盤盤自家種的芭樂、西瓜、甘蔗，讓大家「吃涼止嘴乾」。