At this time every year, the women, children, elderly and infirm of Shihfen would lug their belongings to the hills and hide. After the Lantern Festival had passed, the men guarding the homes would send lanterns skyward to signal that all was at peace and beckon their fellow villagers homeward. From this arose the custom of launching sky lanterns.
十分地區的老弱婦孺便帶著家當躲到山裡，元宵過後，看守家園的壯丁再以天燈為信號「報平安」，通知鄉民回家，於是形成了放天燈的風俗習慣。