During this festival, the devout dress in white, refrain from eating meat, drinking alchohol and having sexual relations and observe these rules in order to purify their minds and bodies. Firecrackers are lit everywhere in order to worship gods, and lion dances are performed. Tables with delicious food are set for all the gods along the procession route. At the end, Chinese people demonstrate their faith with dangerous acts like piercing their cheeks and bodies with long bars of iron and walking on burning coals.