The marching, as it is most commonly called, is not seen as the start of the civil war but is often seen as the beginning of the catalyst that will, within a year, become the war of flowers. The poorer people of Civitas Wisteria, as the city was called back then, went marching up the streets and planted themselves right outside the Summer Palace. The protest was against the poor living conditions of the people, after years of neglect by the nobility.