It is already midnight by the time the dramatic absolution ritual finishes. The vendors pack up their stalls and go home. But all of this has just been a warm-up; the real shui zang ceremony isn't until the next day.
充滿戲劇性的法事結束後，已經是子夜十二點，聚集的攤販也一一收攤散去，這還是暖身動作，第二天才是牽水的正日呢。