Saturnalia & Yule Traditions
Saturnalia, held in mid-December, is an old Roman agnostic celebration respecting the agrarian god Saturn. As a result of when the occasion happened — close to the colder time of year solstice — Saturnalia festivities are the wellspring of a significant number of the customs we currently partner with Christmas, like wreaths, candles, devouring, and present giving. Saturnalia, the most well known occasion on the old Roman schedule, got from more established cultivating related customs of midwinter and the colder time of year solstice, particularly the act of offering gifts or forfeits to the divine beings throughout the colder time of year planting season. The agnostic festival of Saturn, the Roman lord of farming and time, started as a solitary day, yet by the late Republic (133-31 B.C.) it had extended to a weeklong celebration starting December 17. (On the Julian schedule, which the Romans utilized at that point, the colder time of year solstice fell on December 25.) Du...