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The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.1 | |
マルコ=ポーロ卿の記録 : vol.1 |
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MARCO POLO Boox II.
CHAPTER XV.
OF THE GREAT FESTIVAL WHICH THE KAAN HOLDS ON NEW
YEAR'S DAY.
THE beginning of their New Year is the month of
February, and on that occasion the Great Kaan and
all his subjects made such a Feast as I now shall
describe.
It is the custom that on this occasion the Kaan and
all his subjects should be clothed entirely in white ; so,
that day, everybody is in white, men and women, great
and small. And this is done in order that they may
thrive all through the year, for they deem that white
clothing is lucky." On that day also all the people of
all the provinces and governments and kingdoms and
countries that own allegiance to the Kaan bring him
great presents of gold and silver, and pearls and gems,
and rich textures of divers kinds. And this they do that
the Emperor throughout the year may have abundance
of treasure and enjoyment without care. And the
people also make presents to each other of white
things, and embrace and kiss and make merry, and
wish each other happiness and good luck for the coming
year. On that day, I can assure you, among the
customary presents there shall be offered to the Kaan
from various quarters more than 1 oo,000 white horses,
beautiful animals, and richly caparisoned. [And you
must know 'tis their custom in offering presents to the
Great Kaan (at least when the province making the
present is able to do so), to present nine times nine
articles. For instance, if a province sends horses, it
sends nine times nine or S i horses ; of gold, nine times
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