| 单词 | Saturnalia |
| 例句 | In memory of the Golden Age, when he reigned in Italy, the great feast of the Saturnalia was held every year during the winter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps Sontag could have told us what it meant that designers treated this evening as a kind of Saturnalia, and used it to revel in American cheese. The Best-Dressed Men at the Met Gala 2019: Risking Foolishness, Arriving at Defiant Good Taste 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z In 1687, the minister Increase Mather, who believed that Christmas celebrations derived from the bacchanalian excesses of the Roman holiday Saturnalia, decried those consumed "in Revellings, in excess of wine, in mad mirth." Why the Puritans cracked down on celebrating Christmas 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z According to historians, in midwinter the ancient Romans would celebrate the end of planting season by honoring Saturn, the god of agriculture, liberation and time, with a weeklong festival of Saturnalia. Analysis | Why do we kiss on New Year’s? 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z “I take great pleasure in this — particularly at the Saturnalia, when the rest of the place resounds with merry shouts in the free spirit of the holiday,” he wrote. Analysis | Why do we kiss on New Year’s? 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z How did I never notice before how much TV was a decadent Saturnalia of facial self-exploration? You Can Stream, but You Can’t Hide 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Poppy Tooker, an author in New Orleans, said king cake dates back to Ancient Rome and the Saturnalia Festival, a celebration of the god Saturn. In New Orleans, King Cake Is a Way to Make Joy 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z He wrote an introvert’s account of Saturnalia that includes the joy of retreating to his room while the rest of his household celebrates. Analysis | Why do we kiss on New Year’s? 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Writing of Saturnalia, Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger noted that “loose reins are given to public dissipation.” Analysis | Why do we kiss on New Year’s? 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Ancient Egyptians adorned their homes with green date palm leaves; Romans observed Saturnalia by surrounding themselves with evergreen boughs; and the pre-Christian Druids hung mistletoe. The journey from seed to harvested Christmas tree is a long, winding road 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Conditum paradoxium became a prominent feature of the Saturnalia Festival in ancient Rome: the winter solstice celebration of the passing of the shortest day of the year and the rebirth of the Sun. How mulled wine went from ancient medicine to an Aussie winter warmer 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z First, there was Saturnalia, which included feasting and gift exchange and preceded a December 25 celebration of Sol Invictus, a Roman sun god. Atheists aren't fighting a "war on Christmas" — many of us even celebrate it 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z A Roman gift guide for the celebration of Saturnalia by the first-century poet Martial included several texts on parchment, including works by Virgil and Cicero and Ovid’s “Metamorphoses.” The End of a Presidential Launchpad 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z At the center of the story is Nina, who dropped out of the elite Saturn Club and now has to sneak back inside to steal a very special box during the club’s debauched Saturnalia party. Review | 4 science fiction and fantasy books mine a real issue: Climate change 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z It was all a party or some type of right-wing fascist Saturnalia, with Donald Trump in the role of Pan or Dionysus. America the undead: Trump's mob attacked a democracy already weakened by his war on reality 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z There are a few other holidays this time of year, and the folks who celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, Saturnalia, Festivus and Ramadan — which does fall in December occasionally — are also citizens of America. Trump vs. Obama in the alleged war on Christmas: Ugliness in a season of joy 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Theater is, in theory, a “pretend” place, a “suspension-of-disbelief” place — like the Roman Saturnalia, where the slaves get to play masters for a day and vice versa. News analysis: Theater as safe space? History tells a different story 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Christmas was put in December because the Romans were trying to get rid of the holiday of Saturnalia, which was in December. Muslim Holy Day on Sept. 11? Coincidence Stirs Fears 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z From the Saturnalia of the Roman Empire through the Middle Ages, the Continent celebrated what Mr. Tilly called “the magical time” when winter nears, then spring and summer await. Germans Eager to See Whose Parade a Carnival Float Will Rain On 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z The annual race is part of the Saturnalia Beer Festival. Wild Mustangs team win world mountain bike chariot championship 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Early Christians took Saturnalia, a Roman celebration of the God Saturn, and turned it into Jesus’ birthday. It Happened to Me: I Grew Up as a Jehovah's Witness 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z They developed festivals to celebrate it leading up to the Roman Saturnalia that took place Dec. 17-23. Our Planet, Our Holiday 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z And because, to the straight-laced Puritans, Christmas was nothing but a takeover of Saturnalia, the pagan winter festival celebrated by the ancient Romans. Christians Should Celebrate the True Christmas Meaning and Give to Others 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z On the Saturnalia, the normal social conventions were reversed. America’s Christmas Gift Lists, as Seen by Google 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Cakes were made to celebrate the harvest and, according to Larousse Gastronomique, “During the Saturnalia the “king of the day” was chosen by lot, using a bean concealed in a galette. Three Men and a Baby: A Brief History of King Cakes 2014-03-04T13:00:16Z This article was originally published with the title Saturnalia. Seeing Saturn for the First Time Really Opens One's Eyes 2013-10-24T12:45:02.417Z In ancient times, Dec. 25 was the date of the lavish Roman festival of Saturnalia, a sort of bacchanalian thanksgiving. Dec. 21: The Winter Solstice Explained 2012-12-21T21:15:00.240Z Anthropologists call times like that Saturnalia, meaning that all the rules are off. From the Front Lines: NYC's Clogged Gas Stations 2012-11-19T20:52:20Z Not clear the folk did "naughty" on Saturnalia. America’s Christmas Gift Lists, as Seen by Google 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Held throughout the Roman empire, Saturnalia was a winter solstice celebration honoring Saturn, the god of agriculture. Three Men and a Baby: A Brief History of King Cakes 2014-03-04T13:00:16Z For the Boy Bishop was originally a part of the Feast of Fools and the Feast of Fools had an ancient and disreputable ancestry in the Roman Saturnalia. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Saturnalia was celebrated around the time of the winter solstice. Dec. 21: The Winter Solstice Explained 2012-12-21T21:15:00.240Z Horace, quoted, upon slavery, 23; upon a miser, 24; upon the Saturnalia, 25. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z We can partly understand that the popular craving for the wild liberties of the Saturnalia might be met, and perhaps modified, by a brief removal of the solemn constraint of the Christian priest-rule. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z The etiquette is something more free, and gallantry is indulged and followed with the privileges, almost, of a Saturnalia. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z It would, in all probability, become necessary ere long to follow the stream of emigration, and abandon France till the Saturnalia which convulsed the motherland should have passed away. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Masked balls, too, resembling in some respects the Roman Saturnalia, became common towards the end of the 17th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z During the Saturnalia the law courts and schools were closed; there was a general interchange of presents, and universal feasting; there were fantastic games, processions of masked figures in extravagant costumes, and religious sacrifices. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z There are times and seasons when it requires but a very little thing to transform those midnight Saturnalia into chaos. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z The domestic was allowed to wear his employer's clothes; and this portion of the ceremonies of the Saturnalia is still privately observed by the gentleman's gentleman of the family. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z "I tell you I never used Saturnalia in that sense at all!——" A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z "If this devils' carnival goes on until nightfall we shall have a revival of the old Roman Saturnalia at its worst!" The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z Some of these games and mummeries were a little too boisterous for our modern taste, probably because they had their origin in the heathen Saturnalia of old Rome. Holidays & Happy-Days 2011-08-27T02:00:21.840Z In the following Christmas holidays, the slaves' annual Saturnalia in the South, the marriage of Valentine and Fannie took place. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z If after the Saturnalia you wish to go back to your father’s house, you shall go. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z But even these are far from being the prime merits of the Metropolis, at this season of its best Saturnalia. Mirror of the Months 2011-05-21T02:00:10.227Z I am anxious to take this opportunity of remarking, that the books and chapters of the Saturnalia of Macrobius are differently divided in different editions. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z This is a very old custom, and probably it has its origin in certain customs that were observed by the Romans during the Saturnalia. Holidays & Happy-Days 2011-08-27T02:00:21.840Z The only fragment of any length or importance which we possess of Laberius, has been saved by Macrobius, in his Saturnalia. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z “He told me,” explained Emilia, “that if after the Saturnalia I wished to return, he would send me home.” The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z Even the name of God is not once mentioned, perhaps from a dread of its profanation during the Saturnalia of Purim. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z It somewhat resembled the Roman Saturnalia, and was enacted at Christmas. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z The Roman Saturnalia or feast of fools perpetuated the rite, though the purpose of the Christian revelry may quite possibly have been to ridicule the Druidic ceremonies. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z From the gaieties and f�tes which then took place arose the name of Saturnalia, or f�tes of Saturn, which lasted three, four, and five days, and took place in December. Heathen Mythology If she remains here until after the Saturnalia without making any choice, she shall be sent back in all honor to her own people. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z And such is the claim made for him by Praetextatus, in the Saturnalia of Macrobius, who was a high adept in the mysteries of Mithra. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius For my own part, I am glad to have an opportunity of witnessing these Saturnalia, and to-morrow I 'll buy a mask and a domino, Billy, and so shall you too. The Fortunes Of Glencore In 1809, some five years after Lisiansky's visit to Hawaii, the Scotch sailor Archibald Campbell witnessed one of these Saturnalia held on the occasion of the death of the king's brother. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II When offerings were made to them, their shrines were crowned with garlands, and besides one day in every month set apart for their homage, their festivals were celebrated during the Saturnalia. Heathen Mythology But there are other séances, where none but the most tried and trusted are admitted, and where there are shameless goings on that vie with the secret Saturnalia of the Romans. The Death-Blow to Spiritualism Being the True Story of the Fox Sisters They will pass him by as the licensed jests of the slaves on the Saturnalia. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius There is little doubt that this period of licence represents a compromise which the church always inclined to make with the pagan festivals and that the carnival really represents the Roman Saturnalia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" All laws yield to his, during his three days of Saturnalia. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. The Romans were passionate gamblers, especially in the luxurious days of the Empire, and dicing was a favourite form, though it was forbidden except during the Saturnalia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" It was a continuous Saturnalia, a perpetual reign of terror, a paroxysm of indecency. Roman Women Saturnalia, and several other festivals, were celebrated on the calends of January; Christmas was fixed at the same epoch. A Treatise on Relics Also the clandestine Saturnalia still kept up on the old lines, with some winking or dozing on the part of natives in authority. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 Let our Saturnalia cover all Gaul—let this land of our fathers be the grave of the Franks, even if it has to be the grave of ourselves. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres Thus Saturnalia came to mean almost any kind of celebration which came in the wake of conquest, and these ceremonies being engrafted upon Anglo-Saxon customs assumed a religious significance. Threads of Grey and Gold Satiric medals were almost unknown to the ancient mint, notwithstanding those of the Saturnalia, and a few which bear miserable puns on the unlucky names of some consuls. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 It was a real ecclesiastical Saturnalia of a most innocent and joyous description. The Naples Riviera It was a wild time––the raw blanketed man was there for a Saturnalia. Trail Tales After a time, however, these Saturnalia had to be stopped, and they were stopped in a curious way, by giving ladies seats among the undergraduates. My Autobiography A Fragment Not a word about that Saturnalia, or the omission of grace at a “warm meal”! Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland Did we possess a secret history of the Saturnalia, it would doubtless have afforded some materials for the present article. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The holydays are made a jubilee, or rather resemble the Saturnalia. Practical Education, Volume II True Freedom but welcomes, while slavery still raves, When a week's Saturnalia hath loosened her chain. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 The work may have been published at the Saturnalia, and written shortly before, as Narcissus is represented as having just arrived in Orcus. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors “And these are the feasts of the idolaters—the Kalends, and the Saturnalia, and the Quartesima, and the coronation day of their kings, and the day of their birth, and the day of their death.” Hebrew Literature Saturnalia, institution of among the Romans, derived by Macrobius from the Grecians, ii. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Harvest is a time of freedom, but the last day resembles the ancient Saturnalia, or rather perhaps the vine season in Italy, when the grape-gatherers indulged their rude wit on every one who came near. The Toilers of the Field He may possibly be Macrobius Theodosius, the author of the Saturnalia; some think he may be the emperor of that name. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" In the name of the Revolution, and under the menace of terror, they dragged the People to these Saturnalia. Atheism Among the People It was not anarchy in the Roman villa when, during the Saturnalia, the slaves turned masters or the masters slaves. Eugenics and Other Evils Medals, satiric, used as money in the Saturnalia, iii. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Medon was purchased by the wise consul, Cicero, and was to have received his freedom at the next Saturnalia. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 Be sober and rational, and, if there be any truth in religion at all, do not make a mockery of it, by converting the Lord's day into a monstrous Saturnalia. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 I have a vivid and very unpleasant recollection of the Holee of that year, the Saturnalia of the Hindus, which is held at the setting in of the hot weather. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 The ancient Saturnalia and the carnival have been special times of license at which the ordinary social restrictions have been relaxed for a time by conventionalization. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals It seems Calvus Licinius had sent Catullus a collection of miserable poems, and that, too, on commencement of the Saturnalia, dedicated to joy, and freedom from care and annoyance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 "Hoist out the boat!" was now the leader's cry; And who dare answer "No!" to Mutiny, In the first dawning of the drunken hour, The Saturnalia of unhoped-for power? The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry It has recently been suggested198 that these are arranged round one central festival, which gives a kind of colouring to the others, as the Volcanalia99 in August, the Saturnalia in December. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Senator Borah recently informed the American Press that the Presidential election campaign was becoming a Saturnalia of public corruption. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-07 It continued the function of the Saturnalia, which had been a grand frolic 591and relaxation. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The Saturnalia, a national festival held in December in honour of Saturn, was celebrated after the ingathering of the harvest, and lasted several days. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome It was as if the Saturnalia had arrived. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century As Varro, however, has mentioned the Saturnalia in the same sentence with the Compitalia, we may guess that that famous jovial festival was a part of the rustic winter rejoicing. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Did send, that ever day by day die he 15In Saturnalia, first of festivals. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus One Sunday he was invited out to a Food Saturnalia at a Country Place. Ade's Fables There appears little doubt that the modern Carnival is a survival of the ancient Saturnalia. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome True Freedom but welcomes, while Slavery still raves, When a week's Saturnalia hath loosened her chain. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 Mummers: These were amusements derived from the Saturnalia, and so called from the Danish mumme, or Dutch momme—disguise in a mask. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide Great gods, what a horrible and accurst book which, forsooth, thou hast sent to thy Catullus that he might die of boredom the livelong day in the Saturnalia, choicest of days! The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus One Saturday he was invited out to a Food Saturnalia at a Country Place. Ade's Fables In their consulship, a temple was dedicated to Saturn, and the Saturnalia appointed to be kept as a festival. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Honest citizens there were, indeed, who protested against these Saturnalia of successful villany and rampant vice, but few listened to their warnings. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris Dean Swift, among other eccentricities, determined upon having a feast once a year, in imitation of the Saturnalia in ancient Rome. Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell The influence of the Saturnalia is less certain; the festival is not mentioned in ecclesiastical condemnations after the institution of Christmas, and possibly its popularity was not so widespread as that of the Kalends. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan This holiday was called Saturnalia among the Romans and was marked by great merriment and licence which extended even to the slaves. Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse Still in the Saturnalia was found, ready-made, an easy symbol of unselfish enjoyment. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Sent so faithfully, friend, to thy Catullus, Just to kill him upon a day, the festive, 15 Saturnalia, best of all the season. The Poems and Fragments of Catullus The latter festival is derived from the Roman Saturnalia, the main feature of the celebration being lawlessness and wild fun. Yule-Tide in Many Lands The Roman festivals that really count for our present purpose are the Kalends of January and, probably, the Saturnalia. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan The main action of the farmer's life during the winter is, of course, the sowing of the next year's crop, which was commemorated in the ancient festival of the Saturnalia on December 17. The Religion of Ancient Rome During the Saturnalia the world enjoyed, in thought at least, a perfect freedom. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series The slaves had withdrawn, as it was one of the first nights of the Saturnalia and their duties were lightened by a considerate master. Roads from Rome In this pleasing custom of the Nacimiento one sees a vestige of the Saturnalia, for during that festival small earthenware figures used to be for sale for the pleasure of children. Yule-Tide in Many Lands A striking feature of the Saturnalia was the choosing by lot of a mock king, to preside over the revels. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan All mobs believe alike in filth and fire, whether antique slaves free for their day's Saturnalia, or the Paris crowds of '93. Visionaries Of course Christianity inspired the freedom of the Saturnalia with a higher meaning. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Pyrrhus consented to let the prisoners go home, but, if no peace were made, they were to return again as soon as the Saturnalia were over; and this was faithfully done. Young Folks' History of Rome The Roman Saturnalia, thus transplanted into Christian churches, had for its singular principle, that of inferiors, whimsically and in mockery, personifying their superiors, with a licensed licentiousness. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Still, in whatever way the king of the Saturnalia may be explained, it is interesting to note his existence and compare him with the merry monarchs whom we shall meet at Christmas and Twelfth Night. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan His were the Saturnalia of wit, the riches and the royalty, the health and long life. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution But it is possible that the fellowship of human beings, and the temporary abandonment of class prerogatives, became a part of Christmas through the habit of the Saturnalia. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series All through the year this Saturnalia was prepared for in meetings held at night by their leaders. The Flower of the Chapdelaines "Christmas succeeds the Saturnalia; the same time, the same number of holy-days; then the master waited upon the servant, like the lord of misrule." Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 As at the Saturnalia masters drank and gambled with slaves. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan "I should have to commit myself to all the wild Saturnalia of their moralities before it would be possible to acquire any power over them." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 But as a result of this severity the Christians learned to be politic, and during the Saturnalia, hung evergreens round their houses, while they kept festival within doors in commemoration of the birth of Christ. Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century Some, indeed, maintain some of their usefulness, but most of them have degenerated into a form of mild Saturnalia, if not into a scandal and a nuisance; and for that reason have been suppressed. Vanishing England Mr. Turner observes, without perhaps having a precise notion that they were copied from the Saturnalia, that "It could be only by rivalling the pagan revelries, that the Christian ceremonies could gain the ascendancy." Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Here perhaps we may trace the influence of the Saturnalia, with its dreams of the age of gold, its exaltation of them of low degree. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan It has been termed the Saturnalia or Carnival of the Hindus. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow And they were sent back after the Saturnalia, for the Senate decreed that any of them who remained behind should be put to death. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II One of Horace's slaves, making use of that freedom which was allowed them at the Saturnalia, rates his master in a droll and severe manner. The Works of Horace We have had in our own country some attempts at similar Saturnalia; but their success has been so equivocal that they hardly afford materials for our domestic history. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 The most remarkable and typical feature, however, of the Saturnalia was the mingling of all classes in a common jollity. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan I didn't mean," Fielding went on, "to talk to you about your Saturnalia. The Divine Fire When I betake myself to this retreat I seem to have left my home behind me; and especially in the Saturnalia I delight in it. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 But you took refuge here, it seems, at the very celebration of the Saturnalia, out of sobriety. The Works of Horace It is only by tracing them to the Roman Saturnalia that we can at all account for these grotesque sports—that extraordinary mixture of libertinism and profaneness, so long continued under Christianity. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 The same is true of the festival of the January Kalends, a few days after the Saturnalia. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan There could be no doubt however as to the genuineness of Rickman's surprise when he came upon Jewdwine in the office reading Saturnalia. The Divine Fire At this winter festival of the Saturnalia there was an interchange of presents—such as confectionery, game, articles of clothing, writing-tablets—and a general outburst of goodwill and merriment. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul Therein, doubtless, is a mystery anterior to Christianity, a mystery that reminds one of the festival of the Saturnalia or some ancient Bacchanalian revel. The Devil's Pool The Saturnalia of the Romans is a remarkable instance of this characteristic of mankind. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 It came to the stern old Roman with his Saturnalia, when for once in all the year the slave and the plebeian might speak their minds without fear. A Lecture on Physical Development, and its Relations to Mental and Spiritual Development, delivered before the American Institute of Instruction, at their Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting, in Norwich, Conn., August 20, 1858 "No. Saturnalia and—a lot of things you haven't seen yet." The Divine Fire They have no right to the Roman "toga," nor may they even wear the conical Roman cap, except at the Saturnalia, when everything is deliberately topsy-turvy. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul Carnival, in Roman Catholic countries the name given to a season of feasting and revelry immediately preceding Lent, akin to the Saturnalia of the Romans. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The jubilee of the Hebrews was the solemn festival of an agricultural people, but bears none of the ludicrous characteristics of the Roman Saturnalia. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Oroeses, king of the Albanians dwelling beyond the Cyrnus, made an expedition against them just at the time of the Saturnalia. Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). In that summer of ninety-two, Rickman's Saturnalia were followed by On Harcombe Hill and The Four Winds, and that greatest poem of his lyric period, The Song of Confession. The Divine Fire The cry of "Hurrah for the Saturnalia!" was heard everywhere. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul Saturnalia, a festival in ancient Rome in honour of Saturn, in which all classes, free and bond, and young and old, enjoyed and indulged in all kinds of merriment without restraint. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The Roman Saturnalia were latterly prolonged to a week's debauchery and folly; and a diary of that week's words and deeds would have furnished a copious chronicle of Facetiæ. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 He stayed with Philippus until one o'clock on the third day of the Saturnalia, and would see no one. Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers "There are things," said Rankin, "in Saturnalia that lend themselves to Crawley's treatment." The Divine Fire The Saturnalia were festivals in honour of Saturn, celebrated the 16th or 17th, or, according to others, the 18th of December. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 346, December 13, 1828 Such ancient customs die hard, or, as was the case with the Saturnalia, never die at all; for the same features are still to be found in the Christmas rejoicings of the Italian peasant. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero These extraordinary amusements took place after their repast; for these grotesque Saturnalia appeared after that graver part of their grand Christmas. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 In this the genius of Hood seemed to hold a very festival of antics, oddity, and mirth; all his faculties seemed to rant and riot in the Saturnalia of comic incongruity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 Rickman, however, had not thought of his Saturnalia as a source of revenue. The Divine Fire The Saturnalia were originally celebrated only for one day, but afterwards the solemnity continued for three, four, five, and at last for seven days. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 346, December 13, 1828 The first days, which coincided with the old Saturnalia, were devoted to mutual congratulation and the public joy; and the Catholics prepared to celebrate, without a rival, the approaching festival of the nativity of Christ. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Even the sober decorum of private families, which I must say is rigidly kept up at other times among my neighbors, is no proof against this Saturnalia. Little Britain He is like the slaves of the Romans on the days of the Saturnalia. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author He knew that many poems which followed Saturnalia had remained unpublished. The Divine Fire And a Roman centurion is reported to have said at this sight, that he never knew servants allowed to play the masters, unless at the Saturnalia. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans There sat Colonel Adams, still unaffectedly dressed as a pantaloon, with the knobbed whalebone nodding above his brow, but with his poor old eyes sad enough to have sobered a Saturnalia. The Innocence of Father Brown At the return of the sun the feast of the Saturnalia was celebrated at Rome. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II Not long after, the attempted coup d'état of Louis XVI. failed, the Bastille was demolished, and the political Saturnalia of the French people began. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 He saw in fancy the procession of the hours, the flight of the dreams, of all the gorgeous intellectual pageants that move through the pages of Saturnalia. The Divine Fire This garish display of mirrors, and elaborate decoration of ceiling and pillars, gives it the appearance of the abode of Saturnalia, but decorum is the rule among the patrons. Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining. For Saturnalia it is, in most respects just like the festa of the Ancient Romans, with its Saturni septem dies, its uproar of "Io Saturnalia!" in the streets, and all its mad frolic. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 The old hall seemed to have donned strange carnival clothes, for a mystic Saturnalia. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life During the holidays of the Saturnalia, slaves were allowed unusual privileges and pleasures. Outline of Universal History It was an unrhymed song out of Saturnalia, it was the luminous, passionate nocturne of the streets. The Divine Fire At the end are added two books of Xenia and Apophoreta, distichs written to go with the Christmas presents of all sorts which were interchanged at the festival of the Saturnalia. Latin Literature The next day was the first of the three that are devoted to Pinkster, the great Saturnalia of the New York blacks. Satanstoe The festivities of the Saturnalia, which I had prepared for according to Falco's orders with lavish prodigality, left me more than a little weary. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire They have probably no more sense of its difference from the old carnival of Catholic Europe than from the still older Saturnalia of pagan times. Through the Eye of the Needle A Romance There was one republican feature about the New Mexican fandango; it was that all classes, rich and poor alike, met and intermingled, as did the Romans at their Saturnalia, upon terms of equality. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway The Christians had, at this period, just begun to celebrate the birth of Christ, and had adopted certain Roman customs from the Saturnalia, the feast in honour of Saturn. Historical Miniatures Nowhere has the tradition of the Latin Saturnalia been fitted with less change into the Christian calendar. Castilian Days "I have promised to be docile: I'll keep my word and obey my slaves as if every day were the Saturnalia." Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire In the ancient Saturnalia we have probably the germ of the present carnival, which is entirely an Italian invention. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature Proclamation was made through the city, that the Saturnalia should be kept for a day and a night; and the people were commanded to account that day as a holiday, and observe it for ever. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 Then suddenly a row of lights was kindled on the altar; that was part of the ceremonial of the Saturnalia, and signified the return of the sun. Historical Miniatures It was at the last horse-race before the Saturnalia, and a countless throng of people flocked to it. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster In the case of the Saturnalia he put back the fifth day which had been appointed by Gaius but was later abolished. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form During their consulship a temple was dedicated to Saturn and the festival of the Saturnalia instituted. Roman History, Books I-III The perpetual Saturnalia in which the Negro, in Trinidad at least, lives, will surely give physical strength and health to the body, and something of cheerfulness, self-help, independence to the spirit. At Last That was the Feast of Tabernacles, the recollection of the Exodus from Egyptian bondage; it was the Saturnalia, the return of the Golden Age! Historical Miniatures The Saturnalia, December 19, in honor of Saturn, the annual Thanksgiving, lasted seven days, when the rich kept open house and slaves had their liberty,--the most joyous of the festivals. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations And they were sent back after the Saturnalia, for the senate decreed that any of them who remained behind should be put to death. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) One of them when he saw the pettifoggers putting their heads together, and lamenting their sad lot, up comes he and says: "Did not I tell you the Saturnalia could not last for ever?" Apocolocyntosis Purim was probably the ancient Babylonian Saturnalia, and it is still observed as a kind of Carnival by many Jews, though their number is decreasing. Judaism The unique occasion of the double absence of Ruth and Mrs. Porter was being celebrated by a sort of Saturnalia or slaves' holiday. The Coming of Bill And all this was repeated in every direction by mocking echo, as if hundreds of fabulous forest maidens, disturbed in their green abodes, answered the appeal of the wild musical Saturnalia. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan The Saturnalia which had followed Mr MacGinnis' nocturnal visit to the school had had the effect of giving violent colds to three lords, a baronet, and the younger son of an honourable. The Little Nugget At rare intervals, at the Saturnalia or the Feast of Minerva, you will be presented with a sorry cloak, or a worn-out tunic; and a world of ceremony will go to the presentation. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 Some species of general license, like that which inspired the ancient Saturnalia, or the modern Carnival, has been commonly indulged to the people at all times and in almost all countries. The Abbot Saturnalia, dialogue and letters on the relation of rich and poor. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 This Roman Saturnalia came at the winter solstice, the same as does our Christmas day, while the birth of Christ is widely believed to have taken place at some other season of the year. The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? And now, Mr. De Forrest, there is a celebrated and greatly admired picture in a certain gallery, representing a scene from the Roman Saturnalia. From Jest to Earnest His loving spouse 'rowed in the same boat'—and the 'little green-bottle' was dispatched several times during the days of their Saturnalia, to be replenished at the never-failing fountain of the 'Shepherd and Flock.' Sketches by Seymour — Volume 05 If comedy were the constant expression of society, the comedy of that time must have offered us strong license or joyous Saturnalia. The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X And, as the "Carnival" is a survival of the "Saturnalia," so Masonry is a survival of the Eleusinian mysteries. Atlantis : the antediluvian world Of this gloomy side of the god’s religion there is little or no trace in the descriptions which ancient writers have left us of the Saturnalia. The Golden Bough In the Saturnalia, when Roman slaves had licence to disport themselves. Cowley's Essays She rang the bell for a servant, but no one answered it; Mr. Wilcox and the Warringtons were gone to bed, and the kitchen was abandoned to Saturnalia. Howards End She rang the bell for a servant, but no one answered it; Mr. Wilcox and the Warringtons were gone to bed, and the kitchen was abandoned to Saturnalia.� Howards End Why, it is a kind of judicial Saturnalia. Guy Mannering Accordingly I conclude that the account which he gives of the celebration of the Saturnalia among the Roman soldiers is trustworthy. The Golden Bough He strolled through one of the streets which led to the Forum, settling his gown, and calculating the odds on the gladiators who were to fence at the approaching Saturnalia. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 It is in a way the Saturnalia of power. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life And in the Saturnalia, he says, "Jupiter is the sun himself." The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature Thus, however, has the slow-moving Chaos or modern Saturnalia of the Ancients, reached the Barrier; and must halt, to be harangued by Mayor Bailly. The French Revolution Now, of all these periods of license the one which is best known and which in modern language has given its name to the rest, is the Saturnalia. The Golden Bough It is true that among the dependencies of Athens seditions assumed a character more ferocious than even in France, during the reign of terror—the accursed Saturnalia of an accursed bondage. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 Many similar sayings of great men and philosophers are recorded in the Saturnalia of Macrobius. The Description of Wales Like the pale reflection of power thus accorded to bondsmen at the Saturnalia was the mock kingship for which freemen cast lots at the same season. The Golden Bough The festival appears to have been a sort of Midsummer Saturnalia answering to the real Saturnalia which fell at Midwinter. The Golden Bough |
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