"Many temples in Tainan used to hold puppet performances to send off the gods, but today most of these shows have been scaled back," notes Hung Chung-yi. "We're the only ones to have preserved the entire old ceremony," At 7 o'clock the percussionists arrive with their gongs and drums and start to play as firecrackers are lit.
「過去，台南古都許多寺廟都保有以傀儡送神的大禮，如今大多簡化了，就剩我們普濟殿還保留此一古禮，」洪忠義表示。七點鐘一到，鐘手、鼓手就位，敲鼓鳴鐘，燃放鞭炮。