Dawn of a New Era

Crowd everywhere This is a scene seen once in every score years The city centre bubbling Anticipation high Then out of the forest comes masquerades Only they aren't the major attraction Naked young virgins are They have come to celebrate fertility They mustn't match the bare soil Red rug are laid in their heed They match very slowly and majestically across the town towards the city centre Rain is drizzling to wash away the iniquities of the land Caps are pulled off and umbrellas are put off. Everyone must be cleansed by this falling water Finally the entourage arrive the market square The virgins make sacrifices to the goddess of fertility Hey!This is the cry of jubilation. Dances begin at the city square Everyone participates donning loin cloth The goddess has been appeased A new era has dawned