吉奥里亚节日仪典 Georios Festival Ceremony

记载了翁法罗斯的吉奥里亚信徒用以祭祀其神明的重要仪典。 Recorded with the important rituals that Georios' disciples in Amphoreus use to pay tribute to the god.

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在翁法罗斯，人们采取多种仪典来祭祀世界的基石——磐岩之脊，吉奥里亚。最重要的仪典之一是每年在阿卡索斯城举行的吉奥里亚神秘祭。该仪典主要包含两个部分：耕耘月(四月)的「苏生祭」和收获月(八月)的「丰收祭」。

In Amphoreus, people employ many rituals to honor the world's foundation — the Pillar of Stone, Georios. One of the most important ceremonies is the Georios Mysteries performed annually in the city of Icatus. This ceremony comprises two parts: The Revival Ritual in the Month of Cultivation(Fourth Month) and the Harvest Ritual in the Month of Reaping(Eighth Month).

传说在纷争世之初，随着死亡的诞生，衰老、疾病和饥饿也开始席卷大地。人类为了自身生存，开始竭泽而渔地大肆采摘、渔猎。瑟希斯为其愚蠢所激怒，降下神罚，于是植物纷纷枯萎，绝望中人们像野兽一样互相争斗掠夺。吉奥里亚深爱大地上所有的生灵，于是请求瑟希斯再给予人类一个机会——若其能够克服自己的贪婪，生机就会重归大地。

Legend has it that, at the beginning of the Era Bellica and following the birth of death, the calamities of aging, sickness, and starvation also swept across the land. Humanity thus began a relentless exploitation of nature with excessive hunting and gathering in order to survive. Enraged by this foolishness, Cerces meted divine punishment and plants began to wither. In their despair, humankind fought one another like wild beasts, robbing each other of whatever precious resources they had. Georios, who deeply loves all creatures on the earth, implored Cerces to give humanity another chance — if humans could overcome their own avarice, life would once again return to the lands.

吉奥里亚令眷属鼹鼠偷走人们袋中最后一颗苹果，将其引至一片金色麦田。众人见到食物，很快在争抢中将麦田践踏得凌一片狼藉，唯有吉奥里亚的祭司不顾众人嘲笑，留下一抔麦种，在对着大地祭拜以后将其种下。此举令瑟希斯的怒火得以平息，人类也最终得以存续。

Georios bade their kin, the mole, to steal the last apple from humans' bags and to lead humans to a golden wheat field. The masses immediately trampled all over the field in their frenzied efforts to claim as much food as possible. Only a priest of Georios ignored the people's mockery and saved a scoop of wheat seeds, which he planted after offering a prayer to the land. This act placated Cerces' rage, which also allowed humanity to continue their existence.

人们在第一抔小麦种下的地方建起吉奥里亚的神殿，并围绕着神殿建造起阿卡索斯城。各地的信徒将收获月的第一捆麦子送往这座神殿，以感恩这位伟大的泰坦。

People erected a temple to Georios at the place where that handful of wheat seeds were planted, and built the city of Icatus around the temple. During the Month of Reaping, acolytes from all over would deliver their first bundle of harvested wheat to this temple — a token of gratitude to this great Titan.

传说那位祭司在掩埋麦种时模仿了鼹鼠钻入土壤的动作，令地面变得松软而适宜耕种。因此在耕耘月第八日的「苏生祭」上，家家户户会在门扉时(黎明)初刻到野外田间取一抔松软的泥土。稍晚些时候，他们会将那些泥土除净杂质、装进陶罐、供奉在家中，以此祈求本年作物能够丰产。

It is said that when he buried the wheat seeds, that priest mimicked the act of a mole burrowing into the earth, to loosen up the soil and prepare it for cultivation. This is why families all go to the wild fields to gather a handful of soft dirt at the first moment of the Entry Hour(Dawn) on the Revival Ritual, which takes place on the eighth day of the Month of Cultivation. After that, they will cleanse that dirt of impurities, place it in a clay container, and enshrine it in their homes — to pray for a bountiful harvest that year.

随后祭司将在人们的协助下，从指定地点挖出一具提前烧制并掩埋好的、代表着吉奥里亚的泥塑偶像，以示藉此唤醒大地泰坦，好令万物得以复苏、生机重返人间。及至明晰时(清晨)初刻，人们在城门口聚集，游行队伍将跟随在背负着偶像的大地兽身后，一同前往城中心的神殿，并在此举行祭祀与祈福仪典。

After that, with the help of others, the priest would dig up a pre-made clay effigy of Georios buried at an appointed spot. This was meant to symbolize the awakening of the Earth Titan, so that all life could be revived and flourish once more. At the moment of the Lucid Hour(Morning), people would gather at the city gate, and the procession would follow behind the dromas pulling the effigy along, all the way to the temple at the heart of the city, where they would perform prayers at the ritual.

而在收获月第四日的「丰收祭」上，来自翁法罗斯各个城邦的吉奥里亚信徒与祭司将齐聚阿卡索斯城中。自践行时(午时)初刻开始，神殿前的广场上将举行一场盛大的丰收庆典，人们载歌载舞、尽情宴饮。这场狂欢将持续至离愁时(傍晚)第五刻，在宴会的尾声，祭司们各自取一支麦穗，对着殿中的吉奥里亚神像祭拜后，将麦穗供奉于祭坛上，以示始终未曾遗忘当年的教训，同时以此表达对「吉奥里亚替人类向瑟希斯求取宽恕」的感激。

And on the Harvest Ritual, held on the fourth day of the Month of Reaping, Georios disciples and priests from the cities across Amphoreus will gather in Icatus. When the Action Hour(Noon) reaches its first quint, a grand harvest festival will be held at the temple's plaza, with participants singing, dancing, and feasting. This revelry will continue until the Parting Hour(Evening) reaches its fifth quint. As the feast comes to a head, the priests will each hold a single ear of wheat, perform their prayers to the statue of Georios in the temple and offer the wheat to the altar. This is to symbolize the lesson of the past that should never be forgotten, as well as to give thanks to Georios' act of asking forgiveness on behalf of humanity from Cerces.

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