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Saturnalia and Christmas — how a Pagan Roman festival paved the way for modern Christmas
The festive season of December, marked by the celebration of Christmas, is cherished by billions of people worldwide. We ...
Sex and relationship expert Dr Caroline West writes about the ancient festival of Saturnalia, which kicked off on 17 December, and how celebrations back then compare to our Christmas celebrations ...
On June 21, the heart of Antarctica comes alive with the winter solstice tradition of celebrating Midwinter! For most national bases, this is the biggest event of the year—outshining even Christmas or ...
Ancient scribes often calculated Christ’s birth as falling in early spring. "A Roman Feast (Saturnalia)" by Roberto Bompiani, currently at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. The ancient empire had ...
Did Christmas came from Saturnalia? Some say yes while others claim that it emerged organically. And what about Jesus' real ...
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