But local farmers have already set out incense and offerings to welcome Wang Tieh, and have prepared chilled towels and water for the "attendants." Because each chen-t'ou is organized by a different community, going to other villages to "pay respects to the local deity" is a sign of consideration and esteem. It is interaction between gods, yes, but also the occasion for building bonds of sentiment between communities.
由於每個陣頭都由一個莊頭組成，到別的村莊來「拜廟」，不外是尊重及問好之意，是神明間的交際，也是莊與莊的人情往來。