The saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do," well even if you aren't in Rome as you read this, you really NEED to put everything down and celebrate today's zany holiday.
The ancient Romans had a whole slew of gods and goddesses to worship. Today marks what used to be the special festival called Saturnalia. Saturnalia honored Saturn, the god of agriculture best known for the planet that was named after him. This particularly happy festival was ripe with merriment and good times. Occuring at the conclusion of wine-making and harvesting, the occassion would have Romans exchanging parties, making sacrifices, and switching roles with slaves.
Sounds like a blast doesn't it!?!
To honor this ancient holiday, don a toga, down a few bottles of promotional wine, and find your way to the nearest vomitorium.
The ancient Romans had a whole slew of gods and goddesses to worship. Today marks what used to be the special festival called Saturnalia. Saturnalia honored Saturn, the god of agriculture best known for the planet that was named after him. This particularly happy festival was ripe with merriment and good times. Occuring at the conclusion of wine-making and harvesting, the occassion would have Romans exchanging parties, making sacrifices, and switching roles with slaves.
Sounds like a blast doesn't it!?!
To honor this ancient holiday, don a toga, down a few bottles of promotional wine, and find your way to the nearest vomitorium.
1 comment:
It would be really cool if you could post this one day early - to allow bloggers to pick up on it early and post on the day of the holiday.
Thanks.
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