Chapter 218: The Great Sacrifice
The Manchu festival was held for three days, and three days before the sacrifice was held, sacrifices and sacrificial vessels were prepared.
Among the offerings are dumplings made from yellow rice and soybeans, and "rice sake" or "sake" made from yellow or glutinous rice.
The most important of the sacrifices is the pig used for sacrifice, so it is also called the "Calling Pig" or "Offering the Taiping Pig".
The pigs used are very strict and must be home-raised, black boars with no hair.
The sacrificial utensils are mainly tables, large and small plates and bowls, sake pots and cups, chopsticks, knives, troughs for pig's blood and pork, basins, and large cauldrons for cooking meat, etc., which should be cleaned up in advance.
The more characteristic of the offering is the "incense plate", and the size of the material is clearly specified.
The incense burned in the incense dish is commonly known as "Dazi incense", which is made of Dazi flowers and leaves on the mountain, picked every year on July 7 or September 9, dried in the shade, and ground into noodles for later use.
And for Yun Shu, she doesn't have to worry about these things, like Mrs. Tong and their generation, because Alin Old Ancestor awakened the bloodline spirituality and became a shaman, in their lives, they have experienced at least four or five major sacrifices, and they are already familiar with the process of the great sacrifice.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, before dawn, Yun Shu had already come to the fourth entrance of the Jin family's ancestral house under the costumes of eight pure girls.
The bamboo forest hot springs that were banned here have been demolished and reopened.
Four large screens and 16 large screens enclose the hot spring pool in the bamboo forest, and the perimeter of the hot spring pool is re-paved with cyan stone slabs.
Where the stone slabs are connected, the gaps are deliberately exposed, and the lush bluegrass is planted, as if they had grown here in the first place.
The hot springs are as blue as the sky, and Yun Shu needs to bathe and change clothes here to cleanse his body and mind.
To be honest, she felt that this hot spring was not as comfortable as the hot spring in the cave on the top of the West Mountain, mainly because eight girls were serving on the side or something, it was really a shame to have a wood there!
However, when the bath was over and he began to wear the sacrificial costumes of the Manchu people, Yun Shu finally knew the role of these eight girls.
Shamanic sacrifices require a complete set of costumes, such as a hat, skirt, robes, belts, shoes, and gloves.
And each part has strict regulations, and no object can be disposed of at will.
There are many kinds of god hats, and on the god hat of the long white shaman, on the brim of the god hat is carved all kinds of divine eagle Hai Dongqing, or spread its wings and fly high, or stand tall, or fly into the clouds, or swoop to touch the sea.
This kind of high-level shamanic hat represents the shaman's divine power, age and divine power by the number of headdresses.
There are as many as 27 eagles on Yun Shu's hat, which means that he is the most powerful great shaman.
In addition to the condor on the edge of the helmet, there is also a bronze mirror in the middle of the front of the hat, which represents the April stars and also plays a protective role, called the heart guard, which can light the way for the shaman when he enters the nether.
The hat must also be equipped with streamers, which are cloth and leash, which symbolize the wings of the flying bird, and the number also represents the level of the shaman.
In addition to these, there must also be small bells on the god's hat.
The situation of the god dress and the god hat is similar, and the accessories on it are also determined according to the shaman's grade.
Yun Shu, as the highest-level great shaman, made a divine skirt for him weighing more than 100 catties.
This is also the reason why there are eight pure girls who practice martial arts to serve by the side.
Such a sacrificial garment cannot be worn by a person at all.
And Yun Shu is about to carry more than 100 catties of clothing and preside over the sacrifice for three whole days, from morning to night.
Come to think of it, when the sacrifice is over, no one should doubt her strength anymore.
And everything is ready, and the festival is about to begin.
As the great shaman who presided over the big festival, Yun Shu also needed to make a shining appearance.
Behind the ancestral house of the Jin family, in front of the ancestral hall dedicated to the ancestors of the nine surnames, there are thousands of clansmen of all ages and children standing on the wide square.
They all wore their best clothes and carried the most expensive and meaningful accessories.
The people were silent, but they craned their necks, as if they were looking forward to something.
And some children who have not experienced the big sacrifice, under the rendering of their parents and relatives, do not dare to fight or speak, and the overall atmosphere is solemn and solemn.
The sun slowly rose over a mountain peak, and the entire square in front of the ancestral hall was within the range of sunlight.
At this time, "ding...... Bell bell bell ...... The crisp sound of the bell ...... from far and near, this sound seems to reach people's hearts, like suddenly eating a piece of mint candy, making everyone's brain unprecedentedly awake and invigorated.
And with the sound of Ling, a figure came backlit.
People couldn't see her face, but the way she came from the wind made everyone bow their heads and put their right hand on their left chest, "Meet the shaman." ”
If it is said that when Yun Shu came to Changbai Village for the first time, there were still some people who followed the trend, then this time, even those with ill intentions were impressed by Yun Shu's demeanor and ability.
Da Zhuang, who was standing with Tong Jianye's son, hugged his younger brother tightly, he craned his neck to look at his sister who was scattered from the sky, and the agitation in his heart could not be calmed down for a long time.
Although with his understanding of his sister, such a cool appearance at this moment must not be in line with the specific process, after all, Ah Ash, who is following her, has a grievance in his eyes that is too obvious.
But I have to say that this way of appearing is much cooler than riding a donkey.
And, lo and behold, the white feather suit on her body was shining in the sun, and the divine eagle on the divine hat seemed to come to life, flapping its wings, at this moment, Yun Shu was the god walking on the earth.
Ni Chuhe's face was complicated, and at this moment, she couldn't even perfectly hide the unwillingness, resentment and doubts in her heart.
If the "Jin family" is really a complete blasphemer as the mountain god said, then what does the glory of this moment represent?
This "alien soul" has grown to this point in a short period of time, and it has exceeded her expectations!
And when Nichuhe thought of the roar of the beasts and the lightning and thunder of that day (Chapter 111), she couldn't help but shudder, how did this variable come about!
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On the first day of the festival, it is to worship the ancestors, which is held in the ancestral house of the Jin family, which is the cake god sacrifice, the pig god sacrifice and the back lamp sacrifice, the second day is the sacrifice to the sky, also known as the sacrifice to the Sauron pole, and the third day is the sacrifice to the stars.
In Changbai Village, after the first day of ancestor worship, it is necessary to sacrifice to the gods and worship the gods of Changbai Mountain.
And after Yun Shu experienced such a real sacrifice ceremony, he looked at the people who were tired but satisfied, and finally understood that the reason why such a sacrifice has not disappeared so far is because it was originally for people to see, and it brought the entire tribe together.
In Changbai Village, the Great Sacrifice of the Clan has another important meaning.
Yun Shu looked at the shamanic magic power that had skyrocketed more than ten times in her knowledge of the sea and the small colored points of light one by one, and finally knew why every shaman had to hold a big sacrifice with the strength of the whole clan after succeeding to the throne.
Sure enough, horses have no night grass and no fertilizer, and people have no windfall and no wealth.