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Saturnalia Explained
What is Saturnalia? You may have heard of this Roman holiday, but the details are scant and fragmentary from Roman sources. This video explains what we know about Saturnalia and whether or not it ...
Another ancient festival that was eventually absorbed into Christmas is the Roman holiday of Saturnalia, which was celebrated in honor of the Roman god Saturn. The festivities began on December 17 ...
There were two major pre-Christian festivals of note which roughly coincided with Christmas: the Roman Bacchanalia, or Saturnalia, and the Yule Feast of the Norse countries. The Saturnalia began ...
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. For many Aussies, it's a given that Christmas entails a big lunch followed by Christmas pud' and ...
Today is Saturnalia, an ancient Roman holiday with a long tradition here at the Volokh Conspiracy. Admittedly, it's tradition only in so far as I have put up a post about it every December 17 ...
Every year, a week or so before Christmas, Chester's streets are filled with the same sights, sounds and smells that have marked Saturnalia in the city since its days as the Roman city of Deva ...
Cellan Harston, who helps put on the city's Saturnalia parade, said it was important to "reflect Chester's history" December brings festivities to many of England's cities, but for one ...
The Satanic Temple Colorado, which was officially founded in 2016, will be channeling and celebrating its namesake during its annual Saturnalia event on Saturday, December 16, at the Marquis Theater.