It was said that five hundred years ago, on the night Prince Hyman married Miss Regina, the people of Emerald City, spared the ravages of war, had all wept for joy and spontaneously organized an all-night revelry that swept across the entire city:
The people marched with torches, danced to their hearts' content, sang and drank heartily, while the newlyweds, wearing their wedding garlands and holding hands, stepped out of the palace and joined the endless dancing procession, receiving the cheers of the masses and the blessings of the entire city, bringing that boundless night of joy to its ecstatic climax.
This was the origin of the "All-Night Feast and Parade" in the later Queen's Day and Emerald Celebration.
Every year on this night, Emerald City imposed no curfew, locked no doors, prohibited no gatherings, and lit lamps throughout every street and alley, large or small, that burned through the night. The people were free to sing and dance in the streets, hold feasts and entertain guests, set off fireworks, and celebrate all the beauty and happiness worth praising.
Although Duke Jenn had fallen from power in recent days, the Empty Palace had changed hands, and the entire city was gripped by panic, with many people either barring their doors or fleeing the city for refuge. Still, for the sake of their livelihoods, the shopkeepers, hawkers, traveling merchants, and established traders who had spent a long time preparing and planned to profit from the celebration forced themselves to open for business and receive customers that night, hoping to recoup some of their losses during the feast and parade. Alongside the patrolling soldiers and Alert Officers, the market and road officials working with strained expressions, the craftsmen and laborers busying themselves in silence, and a few distant travelers who did not