The bad years When time for a temple fair rolled around, natural rivalries between villages created tension. Martial arts halls from different fighting schools were intensely competitive, and apt to talk trash to each other. Words often led to brawls.
每逢廟會陣頭遊行時，由於庄頭之間難免有門戶之見，不同派別的武館間也會互相較勁挑釁，在「輸人不輸陣」的意氣之爭下，械鬥往往一觸即發。