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| The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.1 |
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| CHAP. XXI. THE KAAN'S RETURN FROM HUNTING | ||||
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| beginning of May to the 28th of August, he takes his departure (that is the time when they sprinkle the white mares' milk as I told you), and returns to his capital Cambaluc. There he stops, as I have told you also, the month of September, to keep his Birthday Feast, and also throughout October, November, December, January, and February, in which last month he keeps the grand feast of the New Year, which they call the White Feast, as you have heard already with all particulars. He then sets out on his march towards the Ocean Sea, hunting and hawking, and continues out from the beginning of ?∎larch to the middle of May and then comes back for three days only to the capital, during which he makes merry with his wives, and holds a great court and grand entertainments. In truth, 'tis something astonishing, the magnificence displayed by the Emperor in those three days ; and then he starts off again as you know. Thus his whole year is distributed in the following manner : six months at his chief palace in the royal city of Cambaluc, to wit, September, October, November, December, I anuag, February ,• Then on the great hunting expedition towards the sea, Marcll, April, May ; Then back to his palace at Cambaluc for three days ; Then off to the city of Chandu which he has built, and where the Cane Palace is, where he stays Jude, jUl)', Au -uçt; Then back again to his capital city of Cambaluc. So thus the whole year is spent ; six months at the capital, three months in hunting, and three months at the Cane Palace to avoid the heat. And in this way he passes his time with the greatest enjoyment ; not to mention occasional journeys in this or that direction at his own pleasure. | ||||
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