Statue washing rite
It is performed at mid-night of the day before the festival
This rite is preceded by a ceremony of water
procession in some places. A ceremony to inform gods must be held prior to this
statue-washing rite.
Next is the rite of wearing hats and costumes for
gods’ statues or putting them in their worshipping tablets if gods have no
statue. After that, the statues of gods (or worshipping tablets, even costumes)
are put in the palanquin, ready for the procession on the opening of the
festival.
