He cultivates it for himself every year, and on the day of sowing the seeds after the rains, a great festival emerges, and with it emerge about a hundred beautiful girls, laden with delicacies and fine foods. These girls, from the Sultan's special retinue, carry on their heads vessels filled with luxurious food. These vessels are called "al-ghaar," singular "ghazza." They walk before the Sultan's horse, accompanied by young servants carrying spears, called "Kurku," and the musicians. They sing about their current situation, and the spear-carrying Kurku join them. When the girls emerge with the Sultan, they sing with them, creating a very joyful atmosphere. When the Sultan reaches the field, he dismounts his horse, takes the seed, and one of his servants approaches to dig the earth with a sharp hoe. The Sultan then takes the seed, the first to be sown in the land, in the field where the Sultan is. At that moment, the kings, viziers, and commanders follow him, sowing the seeds and planting the crop as quickly as possible. After the planting is complete, the food carried on the heads of the aforementioned girls is brought and placed before the Sultan. He eats from it, as do his viziers. Then he mounts his horse and returns to his palace. This day is one of the famous days in Darfur. Chapter Three: On the Positions and Clothing of the Kings of Darfur.