燒王船的習俗是延續福建漳州和泉州

                                                                                 先民的傳統；起因為古時常瘟疫，在醫學

                                                                                  不發達時，信徒求籤、問卦造王船，載眾     

                                                                                  將遊天府，以驅除病魔，王船起火燃燒也

                                                                                  恭送「王爺」(瘟神)出航，同時也祈求王