Weddings in particular provide great opportunities for employment, and conversely during the in-auspicious seventh month of the lunar calendar-- "ghost month" --the puppet troupes are largely idle.
其中尤以結婚為主要演出時機，因此每逢俗稱鬼月的農曆七月，南部傀儡戲團大多是「補網曬鹹魚」﹘ ﹘無事可做。