Some 100 palanquins and festival troupes now begin converging on Tsuchi Temple from all over the surrounding region. Throngs of worshippers, food stalls, and roadside hawkers selling folk arts totally block off the road in front of the temple, and a festive air, charged with even more energy than Chinese New Year, descends upon Hsuehchia.
此時，來自各地約近百支的神轎、藝陣也會陸續前往慈濟宮，湧來的信徒、傳統小吃、民藝品攤販，把慈濟宮前的道路擠得水洩不通，整個學甲洋溢著歡愉氣氛，比過年還熱鬧。