In 1971, before the enthusiasm for folk culture had really taken off, Tachia's Matsu ceremony was simple. There were only 53 hamlets taking part and around 2,000 people. Today the number of pilgrims has already reached 100,000.
民國六十年代民俗熱潮還未開始前，大甲媽的進香十分單純，只有在地五十三莊頭（村莊），二千多人參與；到今年，進香人數已達十萬。