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Meaning of "saturnalia"
saturnalia (noun): in ancient Rome, a festival in honor of the god Saturn characterized by feasting, gift-giving, and revelry, often associated with unrestrained celebration
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- An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.
- A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.
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Tigellinus being master of everything the saturnalia was complete.
Your saturnalia is bloody and oppressive.
In celebration of the finalization of my divorce saturnalia last night.
Saturnalia and the golden age.
Of liquid saturnalia.
Saturnalia was held once a year to celebrate the return of light.
Hanging mistletoe was part of the festival of Saturnalia.
Saturnalia was originally named on the basis of three partial skeletons.
Look at all the Saturnalia stuff we have bought.
Saturnalia lasted about a week.
The first tradition we need to examine is the Saturnalia.
Saturnalia of all day of all.
Really hope you can come for the Saturnalia.
Saturnalia tomorrow night.
The festival has its origins in the pagan festival of Saturnalia.
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Saturnalia and christmas.
The festival has its roots in the pagan festival of Saturnalia.
During Saturnalia all work came to a halt and schools closed.
It was during this consulship that the festivities surrounding Saturnalia first began.
Saturnalia was a tradition inherited by the Roman pagans from an earlier Babylonian priesthood.
This change of practice led to the exchange of candles in the festival Saturnalia.
Saturnalia was an ancient Roman festival in honour of Saturn the god of agriculture.
I received at once about the day of the Saturnalia what you despatched to me.
Christmas trees seem to have their origins in the ancient celebrations of Saturnalia.
The revelries of Saturnalia were supposed to reflect the conditions of the lost mythical age.
Such festivals were probably a Christian adaptation of the pagan festivities of the Saturnalia.
The Saturnalia and the first of the year probably formed one festive event.
It lets those pesky Christians know they are not going to win the war on Saturnalia.
Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival in honor of the god Saturn.
To the gamekeepers and other servants and has since developed into something of a Saturnalia.
Happy Saturnalia to you all.
They get all sacrificey during Saturnalia.
The pagan Saturnalia and Brumalia were too deeply entrenched in.
In Rome the feast of light was named Saturnalia.
Or Saturnalia or whatever you celebrate.
The festival was called the Saturnalia.
Saturnalia was an ancient Roman festival in honor of god Saturn.
The ancient festival of the Saturnalia.
Saturnalia is a bicultural musical theatre work sung in English and Thai.
June nights are our Saturnalia.
Saturnalia is a celebration of the Winter Solstice that occurred in ancient pagan Rome.
One of the main Roman festivals was known as the Saturnalia.
Painting of a Saturnalia celebration.
Caracalla tried unsuccessfully to murder Geta during the festival of Saturnalia.
The Saturnalia could in turn be based on the Greek Dionysia and oriental festivals.
The exchange of gifts comes from the Roman festival of Saturnalia.
The ancient festival of Saturnalia took place as the Sun moved into Capricorn.
It was formerly known as Saturnalia.
The pagan Saturnalia and Brumalia were too deeply.
The Romans used fir trees to decorate temples at the festival of Saturnalia.
