The parade is intended to have the function of expelling evil on behalf of children who have been disturbed or who are ill. Thus, in the early days, the coming out of the Great Aunt troupe was most welcome among mothers and children. It was very common for a grandmother or mother to bring their child to ask a Great Aunt to touch the child.
遊行帶有替受驚、多病的孩子去邪除煞的功能，因此早期婆姐陣出陣，極受婦孺歡迎，常有婆婆和媽媽抱著孩子來請婆姐摸一摸。