In the shrine ritual held before the Shinkosai in Yasaka-jinja Shrine, Komagata Chigo come together with the object of worship which houses Susanoo no Mikoto's aramitama (divine spirits acted brutal impact), which itself becomes a deification and the chigo never set their feet on the ground before deification is completed.
神幸祭に先立ち八坂神社で行われる神事により駒形稚児は素戔嗚尊の荒御魂（あらみたま）の鎮まる御神体と一体となり、それ自身が神の化身として役目を終えるまで一切地に足を着けずに務める。