Saturnalia is a Roman religious festival centuries older than the baby Jesus, celebrated in December with a week-long frenzy of shopping, gift giving, donning gay attire, feasting, drinking, and sometimes bath orgies. Today, Saturnalia is recognized worldwide by nerds, from Ren Faire devotees to classical history scholars, and by weirdos like me who feel polyamorous about religion. Merry Christmas! Happy Chanukkah! Delightful Divali! Super Solstice!
Happy holidays to everyone!
Hmm, when I think of Saturnalia I think of Berlusconi
ReplyDeleteMike, when you think of Berlusconi, think of Love Songs. Pfffffhahahaha!
ReplyDeletePolyamorous about religion! I love it! We are brainstorming some December rituals/ traditions here at Team Reidy that will be fun for Cheeks (and us). It's going to be hard to top bath orgies. (!)
ReplyDeleteMolly! OMG! My mom just bought Nux Gallica a Cabbage Patch doll that looks exactly like your Baby Reidy. I'll have to show you after Christmas.
ReplyDeleteGreetings From Southern California
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas & Happy New Year 2012
*The "W" in Christmas*
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::a week-long frenzy of shopping, gift giving, donning gay attire, feasting, drinking, and sometimes bath orgies. ::
ReplyDeleteLike a Rammstein concert, sans pyrotechnics... I like it.