Gao Jian and Wei Zilong strolled through the streets of Yakutsk with their two capable entourages, and there were people singing and dancing everywhere.
The altar built by the Yakuts is in the northeast corner of the city. The center of the city is the office and residence of the Rakshasa masters. It is extremely difficult to be allowed to temporarily build an altar in the northeast corner. It is said that this is the Urianhai tribe.
The great chief Gulis asked for the favor from the warlord Franzbekov.
Franzbekov is an insidious guy. While accepting bribes from the chiefs of various tribes, he also sows relations among the tribes. He also deliberately creates conflicts among the tribes of Yakutia, Okvin, and Evin, and divides and conquers them. This
Gulis, the great chief of the Urianhai tribe, was the leader of the pro-Russian tribe that he deliberately supported. After accepting bribes, he naturally responded to every request.
An endless stream of people from various ethnic groups and tribes, wearing white national costumes, surrounded the altar. On the edge of the altar, there were a hundred powerful warriors to maintain order. The Yakuts were considered to be the Huns.
The descendants of human beings in this thousands-mile ice field, in addition to the Yakuts, there are also the Okvin, Evan, Manchu and other ethnic groups. Although the ethnic groups are different, they look similar. They are all yellow people with black hair and yellow skin.
They believe in the same shamanism. Therefore, the Ensah Festival is not only a festival for the Yakuts, but also a festival for almost all local ethnic groups, except for the Rakshasa people who colonized from thousands of miles away.
"Overseer, please go away." On a high platform near the altar, Gulis, the chief of the Ulianhai tribe, sent off Franzbekov who came to participate in the Ensah Festival ceremony. The ceremony was ordinary.
Under such circumstances, outsiders will not be invited to participate, except those with particularly distinguished status.
Just now, a sacrificial ceremony was completed here. Many young men holding ponytail whips and girls holding birch branches with green leaves stood around a girl priest in white. The girl priest held three white ribbons tied with
Holding a small stick with a horse tail, he slowly walked up to the altar, lit the brazier, slowly poured sour mare's milk on the altar, and raised the holy object in his hand to pray to the sky. Another male priest stepped over the altar, which was made of bear skin, cowhide, and horse.
He lit the sacred fire on the path paved with leather, recited the sacrificial inscription in the traditional Yakut language "Sahu", and sprinkled the mare's milk from the cup-shaped object made of birch in his hand onto the sacred fire, horses, and prayed.
A gift from nature.
Franzbekov smiled when he left, but he was thinking in his heart: This is a nation with an ancient civilization that is not easy to conquer. We must find a way to make them identify with the culture of Tsarist Russia.
After the Rakshasa people left, the atmosphere at the festival became cheerful. The musicians played melodious music on the Yakut harmonica "homs", and the boys and girls in the venue held hands and danced cheerful traditional circles.
The dance "Osuhay" symbolizes the cycle of life, health and unity. Yakuts outside the venue also began to participate.
Poets one after another began to speak on the stage, their voices rising and falling, like big beads and small beads falling on a jade plate. Unfortunately, Gao Jian didn't understand a word, so he had to ask Wei Zilong: "Is this the 'Oulonghuo' you are talking about? What are they talking about?
What did you say?"
"My boss, this is their speech contest Oronho'. They use their traditional language "Sahu" and sing the epic of Yakutsk."
After listening to Wei Zilong's words, Gao Jian nodded, this trip was not in vain, he saw a lot of new things.
Suddenly I heard the noise of people on the east side of the altar, but it was a stadium. Young guys were playing wrestling, pulling sticks, and roping (taming ponies), showing off their strength and muscles. Many girls outside the stadium were blushing.
Look.
Wei Zilong smiled and said: "My boss, this is a Yakut girl choosing a husband and cheering for the man of her choice."
Gao Jian was so happy that he kept shouting out interestingly.
The sound of the harmonica "Holmes" suddenly became louder, and in an open space near the stadium, a beauty pageant began. Teams of unmarried girls dressed in elegant white clothes performed songs and dances. They all wanted to compete to be the most beautiful.
The champion "Holmes". The young men cheered for the girl they liked in the audience, and while admiring it, they quietly chose their lover. After the game, there will be different unmarried men dating the girls who came off the stage.<
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Seeing this scene, Gao Jian danced with joy and laughed at Wei Zilong, "If I were twenty years younger, I would definitely hold the beauty back here!"
"Is Turigen here? Do you dare to fight with me?" Suddenly a strong man like an iron tower jumped into the arena and shouted loudly.
Wei Zilong explained to Gao Jian while translating: "My boss, this is the custom of the Yakut people. If there are any grudges, they can be resolved through a martial arts competition during the Ensah Festival. This man is the chief of the Yukargir tribe.
Ajiima, the second son of Abu Zhida, is going to challenge Turigen, the eldest son of Gulis, the chief of the Ulianhai tribe.
"Oh, what's the grudge between these two people?"
"My boss, there is almost no food produced in the Yakutsk area, and we mainly rely on fishing and hunting for a living. Gulis, the chief of the Ulianhai tribe, curried favor with the Rakshasa people and invaded the Yukargir tribe near the Sea of Okhotsk.
The fishing ground. This Azima is a famous warrior among the Yakuts and is known to be able to kill white bears. He should have been ordered by his father to teach the Urianhai tribe at the Ensah Festival. It has nothing to do with Naturigen.
"Hate".
Following Azima's roar, the scene suddenly became deathly silent. Immediately afterwards, there were thunderous boos and cheers. The ancients liked to watch the excitement, which is no different from the people of later generations. p>
Gulis, the chief of the Urianhai tribe, stared angrily at Abu Zhida, the chief of the Yukargir tribe. The two were enemies. "Gulis" means fleeting light, and "Abu Zida"
It means eternity. One is fleeting, and the other is eternal, so naturally we cannot deal with it. These two tribes are both large local tribes. They originally had similar strength and maintained peaceful coexistence. But since Gulishiba became a Rakshasa
After people got a lot of muskets, their strength greatly increased, and they gradually bullied the weak, and there were more conflicts with the Yukargir tribe. The Rakshasa people were happy to see them fighting among themselves, and deliberately turned a blind eye, and the conflicts between the two sides became deeper and deeper.<
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Gulis knew that Ajiima, the second son of Abu Zhida, was a famous warrior with great strength. He once slaughtered a bear by himself, and his son Turigen was no match in any case. But the customs of the Yakut people
, on the day of Ensah Festival, if someone invites the other party to resolve their grudges in the arena. Whether it is a peaceful settlement or a decisive victory in the arena, the matter will clear up after the incident; but if you refuse, you will be regarded as a coward and you will suffer not only
It is the face of an individual and the face of a tribe.
He gritted his teeth and asked his eldest son Turigen to come forward to challenge. "Turigen" means "quick", and sure enough, very quickly, he was beaten to the ground by Azima in two or three strokes.
The audience cheered for the victorious warriors. Azima waved to the audience and shouted proudly: "Are there any warriors from the Urianhai tribe who dare to challenge me?"
More than a dozen warriors from the Urianhai tribe came up one after another, but none of them were opponents.
It wasn't until no one dared to challenge anymore that Azima left the arena triumphantly.