In the past, most of the Handans who took to the palanquins were heavily tattooed in gangster style, giving Handan the nickname "the hoodlum god." Such characters gritting their teeth and bearing the pain gave off a strong image of penance.
以往，轎上的寒單爺多半為身上刺龍繡鳳的道上兄弟所扮演，因此寒單爺又稱為「流氓神」，他們咬著牙，忍受皮肉之痛，有濃厚的消除罪業意味。