Saturnalia

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My friend meantioned he saw something about Saturnalia here…I searched the archives etc. and I havnt found anything.

Thank You…

ChORONOS.

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Saturnalia were the pagan Roman holidays held around the winter solistice time.

Other December holidays:

Pagan Scandinavians: feast of Frost King

Egypt: Horus festival

Druids: mistletoe-curring ceremony

Mithraists: feast of Sol Invictus

Hundus: Diwali and Taipongal

Happy holidays, all!

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http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/001643.html

http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/004303.html

http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/003038.html

http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/004005.html

http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/004279.html

http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/000330.html

http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/000719.html

The Saturnalia does get mentioned here from time to time. (Only the first link provides any serious information.)
The search engine works!!!

Tom~

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Only occasionally Tom, but hey, it’s free.