At dawn, hundreds of small boats carried thousands of people onto the large square of the temple to participate in the annual carnival. Of course, wine is indispensable for the carnival, and the wine brewed from cactus in the North is not enough to meet the needs of everyone.
, more wine comes from palm trees. The square is surrounded by thick palm trees. At this time, the palm trees have been cut down, and a huge fire is lit in the middle of the square. The palm trees are scorched in the fire.
The juice flowing out in this way is ready-made natural wine.
The high priest and a large group of clergy all held huge wine bags to drink wine, because they could only do it when they were drunk; while other people took various vessels to catch the hot juice of the palm trees, and everyone got very drunk.
, singing loudly a hymn to the great god.
They also noticed that a high altar was erected in the square this year. They originally thought it was for praying for rain, but a well-informed person revealed that the high altar was not for praying for rain, but for offering sacrifices. Only then did everyone remember that,
Another eighteen years has arrived - it’s time to see the beauty of the Holy Virgin Princess again. The Holy Virgin Princess is as inviolable as the Great God and can only be witnessed once every eighteen years during the sacrificial meeting. On that day, everyone
Everyone was drunk, and what everyone saw was the wonderful moment of her ascension to heaven. According to the old people who had witnessed it, this scene was unforgettable for a lifetime, as if your soul was close to the great God in an instant.
Jar after jar of wine was delivered in an endless stream, and no one in the square was sober. Because of this year's drought and various plagues, everyone was not in a relaxed mood. But under the magic of alcohol, everyone quickly
I was so excited that as the high priest's call sounded, everyone sang a song of praise together and began the first round of salute to the great god.
After the chorus of thousands of people, there is a rain praying ceremony.
There is a statue of the great god placed on the rain praying platform. It is a huge bronze vessel. He has high eyebrows and deep eyes, which is completely different from the image of the people in the northern country. Under the stage is the royal viewing platform. It is full of princes, ministers and their families.
The clergyman who presided over the sacrifice acted as a ceremony official. He was wearing a black robe, his face covered with sweat. He stood on the high platform in the middle of the venue and said, "Your Majesty, please start praying for rain."
Everyone immediately fell silent. On the left side of the high platform, two rows of honor guards with rain cloud-shaped fans were seen opening the way. In the middle, two people wearing big robes slowly walked out. The leader was naturally Luo Jia, who carried a tall
The crown and robe on the body are black and white, with a huge Bagua pattern in the middle. It is the pattern of the Northern Wudang they believe in. As for why the Bagua diagram is used to worship the great god, it is so nondescript, but no one knows, and no one
Interfering. Luojia was holding a vase in his hand, his eyes were straight, his gaze was focused, his expression was solemn and serious. It is said that the bottle contained the "source of water" prayed by the wizard, and after using it to worship the great god,
Sprinkle it on the earth, and in this way, dark clouds will roll in, summoning the rain god, and you will get precious rainwater.