Synonym: Saturnalia, bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot. Similar words: saturn, saturnine, nocturnal, journalize, journalist, journalism, paraphernalia, naturalisation. Meaning: [‚sætə'neɪljə] 
n. 1. an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn 2. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity.
n. 1. an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn 2. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity. 
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1. The father replied: "It is the Saturnalia."
2. At the festival Saturnalia the Romans decorated trees with trinkets and candles.
3. Saturnalia was considered a festive time for Romans, but Christians believed it an abomination to honor such a pagan god.
4. Their festival was called Saturnalia which began the middle of December and ended January 1st.
5. The Romans called this Saturnalia(Sentencedict.com ), in honor of their god Saturn.
6. Saturnalia was a tradition inherited by the Roman pagans from an earlier Babylonian priesthood.
7. The Romans called this celebration Saturnalia, in honor of their god Saturn.
8. A mild example of this from antiquity was the Roman Saturnalia at the time of the winter solstice.
9. The custom of gift-giving on Christmas began with the Roman festivals of Saturnalia and Kalends .
10. Christmas Allegedly Christmas tree first appeared in ancient Rome in mid-December Saturnalia, the German missionary Nikos in the 8th century AD, dedicated to El Ni?o using P-trees.
11. One week before the winter solstice, Romans began celebrating Saturnalia, an orgy of food and drink, in honor of Satyr, the god of agriculture.
12. Eventually, the church was successful in removing the merriment(5), lights and gifts from Saturnalia and transferring them to the celebration of a Christian Christmas.
13. However, as early as 354, Roman Christians celebrated it following the December solstice in an attempt to replace the Roman festival of Saturnalia .
14. In ancient and early Medieval times, Christmas was either a minor feast, or not celebrated at all. the Romans had a winter celebration known as Saturnalia.
15. But as Christianity spread they were alarmed by the continuing celebration of pagan customs and Saturnalia among their converts.
16. Brennan: Christmas has its roots in the pagan festival of Saturnalia, which is traditionally celebrated by intoxication, naked singing and the consumption of human-shaped biscuits.
17. It is commonly believed that the church chose this date in an effort to adopt and absorb the traditions of the pagan Saturnalia festival.
18. In Rome, where winters were not as harsh as those in the far north, Saturnalia—a holiday in honor of Saturn, the god of agriculture—was celebrated.
19. Holly figured prominently in Celtic summer and winter solstice observances , and Romans used it extensively for Saturnalia celebrations.
20. Eventually, the church was successful in removing the merriment , lights and gifts from Saturnalia and transferring them to the celebration of a Christian Christmas.
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