The drum is struck three times while the ceremonial music is played and Matsu invited to go out of the temple and ascend the altar. Under the phoenix fan and the flags and weapons carried by the guards of honor, the people are all kneeling down. "This is not a 'performance'; rather the people on the stage and in front of it all have come to congratulate Matsu," says Lin.
在鼓響三通、雅樂聲中，恭迎媽祖出宮登壇，在鳳扇、儀仗開路下，人們紛紛跪下，「這不是一場『表演』，而是台上台下，一同為媽祖來慶賀。」