Saturnalia (please no rude answers)?

Question

Isn't saturnalia the name for Mithra's Birthday or am i mistaken about this?

i am 86% sure that, that is what i was told, if not please correct me :)

What do you think is the best way that i can find out more about Mithra's B-Day?

This is the fourth time i have posted this question Yahoo keeps deleting them :(

please i just want the answer.

Answer 1

Check out History sites...

Or pagan sites. They can sometimes turn up some good information as well...

EDIT: It looks like Saturnalia was to honour Saturn and not Mithras.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia

Answer 2

Saturnalia is the feast at which the Romans commemorated the dedication of the temple of the god Saturn, which took place on 17 December. Over the years, it expanded to a whole week, up to 23 December.


Mithra (Avestan Miθra, modern Persian مهر Mihr, Mehr, Meher) is an important deity or divine concept (so called Yazata) in Zoroastrianism and later Persian mythology and culture.

Mithra is descended, together with the Vedic deity Mitra, from a common proto-Indo-Iranian entity *mitra(pronounced the same way as Mithra). The Graeco-Roman Mithras may, in turn, have evolved from a Zoroastrian (or later Persian) Mithra, but such a connection has yet to be conclusively established (See: Mithraism).

Answer 3

Saturnalia was the origin of the Twelve Days of Christmas. It was a Roman gift giving festival. I believe Mithras' birthday was Sol Invictus, "Unconquerable Sun".

Answer 4

Saturnalia is an ancient Roman celebration, Mithra is a persian god, but the dates may coincide, and one celebration certainly could have been influenced by the other.

Answer 5

Actually, it was a feast comemorating the dedication of the temple of Saturn. It was celebrated on December 17.

Answer 6

Mithra Mithra Mithra Mithra Mithra Mithra that's all we here from you. Mithra Mithra Mithra ..... You are like a broken record.

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Answer 8

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