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Saturnalia - Saturnalia Winter Solstice in Pagan Rome by Selena Fox This was first published for a workshop at 1993 Circle Sanctuary Community Yule Festival. Timing of Saturnalia varied during the course of Roman history. began as feast days for Saturn ...
--http://www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/SaturnaliaInfo.html

· Index of /pholidays http://www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/

Saturnalia - No Summary
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· ROMAN HOLIDAYS

· · SATURNALIA - SATURNALIA SATURNALIA.See SATURN (mythology).
--http://www.fwkc.com/encyclopedia/low/articles/s/s02300061...

Saturnalia - SATURNALIA The festival of Saturn, called the Saturnalia, was originally a one day festival on the fourteenth day before the kalends of January (December 17th), but, because of its popularity, by the end of the republic it had been extended to a...
--http://deptftp.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/strnalia.htm

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook. - The Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted texts related to medieval and Byzantine history.

SATURNALIA, THE FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS - SATURNALIA, THE FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS Leviticus 18:21, 24, 30 -- Thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Moloch ( sun - god ) -- Defile not yourselves in "any of these things" -- Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye...
--http://www.graceandtruth.net/tracts/saturnaliafestivalchr...

Pre-Christian Cults in the Ancient World - Pre-Christian Cults in the Ancient World Before Christianity, there were many pagan religious festivals around December 25. The best known were those of Saturnalia from December 17 to 24, the cult of Mithras which is celebrated on December 25 and...
--http://www.chin.gc.ca/christmas/cultes.htm

Yonat Shimron: Could Santa Claus have been based on the god Saturn? (12/19/97, The N&O) - The N&O: Faith
--http://www.news-observer.com/daily/1997/12/19/faith01.html

__Welcome to Candlegrove's Ancient Origins of the Holidays__ - [SOLSTICE] . [SACAEA-SATURNALIA] . [YULE] [AND TODAY..] Five thousand years of human history--maybe more--have enfolded this season in rich garb--many layers of celebration, folklore and tradition. Here's where you get to unwrap the gift. We'll be..
--http://www.candlegrove.com/home.html

Merry Saturnalia - The REAL Holiday! Just how Christian is Christmas? Not as much as you think. In fact, not much at all. CHRISTMAS: A Christian festival, named after Christ's mass, celebrating the birth of Jesus. Any fool knows that. Slightly more savvy people are...
--http://www.argyll.demon.co.uk/xmas.html

Ancient Festivals before Christmas. - Christmas, Kids, Families, Pictures, Holiday, Elves in Black, Santa, largest, Christmas Around the World, recipes, Food, Music
--http://www.christmas.com/html/ancient_festivals.html

The Witches' Web Of Days - December - The Witches' Web of Days, An Online Book of Days. [Note Kris Kringle (a.k.a St.Nick) as one of the Wiccan gods]
--http://www.witchesweb.com/december.html

Too Long in the Sun -- The Pagan Festival of Christmas - Too Long in the Sun...Revelations for the everyday person.
--http://www.toolong.com/christmas.html

 

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