Burning the first bunch of incense 上頭炷香

The coming Lunar New Year will start on February 10, 2024. People to go to one or more monasteries or temples and burn their first bunch of incense for the new year. So, what is the meaning of "burning the first bunch of incense" during the Lunar New Year?
即將到來的農曆新年將從2024年2月10日開始。人們會去一個或多個寺廟或寺廟燒新年的第一束香。那麼，過年「上頭炷香」是什麼意思？

Many Chinese people believe that they must strive to be the first one to put their own bunch of incense on the incense burner of the monasteries or temples in the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, so that they may show their sincerity. Some other people believe that their sincerity will be shown as long as their incense can be placed on the "first turn of the burner" (Before the first time the incense burner is filled up and needs to be cleaned).
許多中國人認為，在大年初一的清晨，必須爭做第一個把自己的一束香放在寺院香爐上的人，這樣才能表達自己的誠意。還有一些人認為，只要能把香放在「第一爐」上（在香爐第一次裝滿並需要清洗之前），就表明了自己的誠意。

In fact, the believers (especial those who have not converted to the religion or studied the doctrine) of Buddhism or Taoism are told every year that "burning the first bunch of incense" refers only to burning their own first bunch of incense with sincerity during the Lunar New Year, and they don’t have to rush to participate in activities in order to avoid the danger of the mixing of crowds and incense.
事實上，佛教或道教的信徒（特別是沒有皈依宗教、沒有學過教義的人）每年都會被告知，「上頭炷香」只是指在農曆新年期間真誠地燒自己的第一柱香，他們不必急於參加活動，以避免人群和香火混合造成的危險。

It is not necessary for me to "burn my first brunch of incense", as I have learned the meaning of "the Incense of the Quintessential Penta-Segmental Dharmic Corpus" from The Altar-Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, I may "burn" my incenses anytime and everywhere without any physical incense or burner.
我沒必要「燒第一香」，因為我從《六祖壇經》中學到了“五分法身香”的意思，隨時都可以在沒有任何實體的香與香爐下「燒」香。

The most important thing to showing one's sincerity to deities and Buddhas is mind, but not the time and location.
向神佛表達誠意，最重要的是心，而不是時間與地點。