Poe Divination (Pua̍h-Pue): Tshiò-Pue

Haven't you finished lunch, Grandpa? Lemme wait for you then * Poe Divination (Pua̍h-Pue 擲筊 in Taiwanese) is part of the folk belief that involves throwing two half-moon-shaped wooden blocks, each of which is flat on one side and rounded on the other, in order to ask for answers from gods or ancestors. The flat side is considered positive, and the round side is negative. We throw the two poe to the ground at the same time. Tshiò-Pue 笑筊: When both of the blocks have their flat side facing down, this shows the Deity's disagreement with the devotee's question or plea. It can also mean that it is not yet the right time to start the things being asked.