Saturnalia ‘22

[patrickq]

Supposedly the first Saturnalia festival was held on this date 2,519 years ago! It was a Roman holiday honoring the god Saturn and ran from December 17 to the 23rd. Most historians think that the celebration of Christmas in late December is in recognition that it was already a time of festivities.

wish you each a happy one!

[Gilly Goodness]

Cool. I celebrate Saturnalia every year then. My birthday was yesterday, the 17th. Enjoyed a sushi bar salmon feast followed by a bacchanalian Heineken!!!

All praise our master and saviour, The Great Saturn!!!

[Grey Wolf]

I'm more of a Jupiter kind of guy myself 😎

[Ash Armstrong]

I'm all for the old gods.

[madbear]

I'm all for the old gods.

And they speak highly of you....

[madbear]

"a bacchanalian Heineken"

surely some mistake?

[Gilly Goodness]

"a bacchanalian Heineken"

surely some mistake?

That's how I roll nowadays. 😉

[patrickq]

I'm all for the old gods.

You never know if it was your sacrifice that prevented the Sun from not rising today. Better safe…

[Grey Wolf]

Ring Out Solstice Bells!!!!!

[Gilly Goodness]

All over now. The wine goblets have been picked up and cleaned. The carcass of the spitroasted lamb has been picked clean by the ravens. The slave has been allowed 3 days off.

May Saturn bless us this year and bestow prosperity and peace to all 😉

[patrickq]

Only a month and a half to Lupercalia!

[Gilly Goodness]

I'll have to get my goat ready for sacrifice then!!!








(Have actually seen a goat killed and butchered by my brother-in-law on their sugar cane farm in Fiji. Primal!)





De-skinned. Made a nice goat curry. Customary
to celebrate special visitors.