On either side of the little road, the womenfolk setting rice husks aflame to light the way for Matsu catch a glimpse of the goddess approaching and frantically kneel down en masse, anxiously bowing their heads. It is as if they are placing all of their hopes in this one act of supplication.
小路兩旁，燃燒稻草堆為媽祖照路的婦女們，一見媽祖到來紛紛下跪，急切地磕頭拜拜，像是要把所有的希望都放在這一番祈求中。