Saturnalia Decorations

Gift-giving was another common theme of Saturnalia.

Saturnalia decorations. A sort of joyous Thanksgiving-type holiday of relaxation and merriment. Saturnalia was an ancient Roman festival in honor of the deity Saturn. Origin of Christmas Decorations.

See more ideas about christmas diy christmas crafts christmas holidays. Saturnalia was an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn held on 17 December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities through to 23 December. One was the miraculous Glastonbury thorn believed to have sprung from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea who on his mission to Britain planted it in the ground on Christmas Eve.

Food was also a decoration - gilded cakes in a variety of shapes were quite popular and children and birds vied for the privilege of denuding the trees of their treats. It would all look very similar to our own Christmas decorations bar the mistletoe which belongs to a different pagan tradition. May 24 2020 - Explore Ashley Finlons board saturnalia on Pinterest.

Many of the decorations involved greenery. Favorite Add to. Roman decorations and celebrations.

Look I love to celebrate the Roman deity Saturn as much as the next guy but can you at least wait until the Feast of the Holy Innocents before you put up the damn wool bindings on the. Gold because the sun is yellow is always a sure choice for a good Saturnalia decorationFor modern Saturnalia those golden glass ball ornaments are ideal as are gold sun faces gold stars and gilded anythings. During Saturnalia businesses courts and schools were closed.

Saturnalia the ancient Roman precursor to Christmas was basically like the best holiday party youve ever been to times a millionIt was actually kind of similar to the Purge except instead of everyone going nuts and murdering each other they abandoned social order to drink and make merry. Play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village of ancient ritual its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters. Oct 25 2019 - Explore victorian tailors board Saturnalia followed by 462 people on Pinterest.