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Selection of Captain and Gonfalonier
Apart from committee of Qing An temple, the arrangement of Xigang Festival was actually participated by numerous volunteers from XigangĦBJialiĦBCiguĦBAnding and Annan district. Therefore 3 months before festival, the committee would hold an "audition", which is a convention allowing volunteers to register as candidates for following positions ---
- Captain, First & Second Mate of Royal Ship : they were committed to manage everything with respect to Royal Ship, such as participation in launching + commissioning ceremonyĦB inventory taking and supervising the proceeding at the end of festival while sending Royal ship into flames.
- Gonfaloniere : it's a honorary position which serves as delegate of Wang Yeh during the course of festival. He was commissioned to lead the cavalcade in front of Wang Yeh every morning when Wang Yeh's palanquin leaving temple and every evening when palanquin returning to temple. Apart from that, he also has to manage different task which takes place in temple throughout the festival.
Winners of above positions were not determined by vote, but by practice of casting Jiaobei.
