do you know what was the Saturnalia festivity?

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Im just asking

2006-12-02 12:52:42 · 3 answers · asked by NONAME 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas

It was what we now call christmas. It was basically a winter feast/festival.

http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/Saturnalia.html

2006-12-02 13:01:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Do you want an answer or not?

Saturnailia was the Roman winter solstice festival. IT was "hijacked" by Christians and made into Christmas.

2006-12-02 13:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by geek49203 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

I think it was the winter solstice so Christmas's was made at the same time to convert European pagans

2006-12-02 13:01:56 · answer #3 · answered by Rich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋