Before worshiping the Wenchang Dijun, it is essential to learn how to prepare offerings appropriately. Nowadays, many people will prepare some “ snacks with similar sounds, for example, Green Onion Cake which sounds clever in Chinese, Zongzi which sounds like being accepted by the ideal school, and Fa Kaeh which sounds like getting rich.” The most intriguing one is using mineral water as one of the offerings, which means the exam-takers can get their creative juices flowing when answering on their test sheets. Remember the offerings should not be singular and round. For example, preparing eggs and meatballs as offerings is improper because test-takers might get zero points.
拜文昌帝君之前,準備合適的供品是一門學問,現代不少人會準備「諧音零食」,例如「蔥明餅」、「狀元餅」,還有一些傳統的食物,像是:蔥(代表聰明)、包子、粽子(代表包中),還有發粿(代表一路發),最特別的是礦泉水(代表文思泉湧),讓考生可以在文科考試時拿高分,所有祭拜的供品數量不能為單數,也不可以有圓形類的食物,像是:鴨蛋、貢丸,否則可能會有「零分」、「完了」的意思。