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"last year's May queen"

posted 5 years ago by ADBruno1985 (3309)
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That line confuses me. Makes it seem like this is annual. But they say it's every 90 years. But that would mean most people only participate once. And the whole community seems a little too comfortable with it for that. Unless it happens every year, but only certain things happen every 90? Also, they have people die at 72, which doesn't add up with the 90 thing, unless that's an annual thing. I'm confused. Am I missing something? Under thinking it? Over thinking it?

[–] modica (4169) 5 years ago

Yes, I was confused about that also.

[–] r5d4d2 (680) 5 years ago

I think they have a festival every year, and those who reach 72 (if any) sacrifice themselves.
The 90 year festival is when they sacrifice 9 people.

[–] modica (4169) 5 years ago

Yes, that sounds right. I wonder why they chose every 90 years though.

[–] ADBruno1985 (3309) 5 years ago

I'm sure it's related somehow to there being 9 total sacrifices

[–] modica (4169) 5 years ago

Could be...

[–] ADBruno1985 (3309) 5 years ago

That makes sense, thanks

[–] gsmith9072 (454) 5 years ago

I guess Pelle would have had to been lying about things being 'part of the ceremony' because clearly most everything except maybe the sacrifices were annual events, no the 90 year event he was talking about. And then that begs the question why the old couple counted as sacrifices when they died a 'normal' death.

[–] BurningSun (717) 4 years ago

They kill the 72-year-olds all the time, whenever someone turns 72. It just happened that two people turned 72 around the same day as the 90-year festival.