Men generally preside over the meetings of major temples, carry the religious statues and palanquins at temple festivals, and perform dragon and lion dances. It is male jitong (spirit mediums) who flagellate their bodies with knives and swords.
除了宮廟的祭禮儀式、出席宗教會議的各大寺廟主任委員，一般廟會裡捧神像、抬神轎、舞龍舞獅，或以舞弄刀劍砍傷身體的乩童也大多以男性為主。