The Mazu Pilgrimage ceremonies are split into eight parts: prayers for peace, mounting the palanquins, the departure of the procession, the arrival of the procession, prayers for prosperity, wishes for longevity, the return of the procession, and the safe reinstallation of the statues.
而媽祖進香遶境的儀式，分為：祈安、上轎、起駕、駐駕、祈福、祝壽、回駕、安座八部曲，每一個環節都必須肅穆凝神，絲毫大意不得。