A bit after 2 o'clock in the afternoon they bring out censers that symbolize the drowned spirits, then they paint the pupils in the eyes of the deities who are in charge of guarding the drowned spirits. All at once the temple music starts up, with the mournful wailing of the suona and beating of drums and gongs.
下午兩點過後，請出象徵萬千水魂的香爐，給看管鬼魂的山神與其坐騎開光點眼，接著嗩吶鑼鼓齊鳴，超渡儀式由請爐起鼓揭開序幕。