Saturnalia, an ancient Roman festival, was initially celebrated on December 17. It honored Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture and time. It gradually evolved into a week-long festive celebration.

Romans celebrated Saturnalia — a lively winter festival honoring the god Saturn. Marked by feasting, gift-giving, and role reversals where slaves and masters switched places, Saturnalia was a time of ...

The customary use in December of red and green, representing seasonal foliage and berries, dates back to the Roman Saturnalia. During the festival, the Romans decorated their homes with evergreen ...

The Roman Saturnalia. Share full article. Dec. 23, 1900. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 23, 1900, Page 17 Buy Reprints.

As the 4th century came to a close Saturnalia was systematically replaced with a party for Jesus Christ. Despite evidence that Jesus was actually a Spring baby, it was decided through a ...

Available on: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S Release: Oct. 27 During classical antiquity, the Roman festival of Saturnalia was a time for merriment ...

Saturnalia will be marked as the conclusion to Hadrian's Wall 1900 Festival with a special community-led celebration to see the year out in style.

Now, we all heard the stories that Christmas was stolen / copied from the Pagans. This makes a lot of people upset, even the ideology, Israel Vision, that I mentioned in my previous article. Funny ...

The festival began on Sunday the 19th of June, by the priests bringing forth the god to be bathed. It ended on the 6th of the present month, when the cars were drawn back by thousands of people ...