Ancient Roman celebration of Saturnalia, a winter holiday based around revelry, cameraderie, and gift-giving

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WHARRGARBL@fedia.io · 9 pts · 1y

Trying to take the Christ out of Christmas in 497 BCE

Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io · 6 pts · 1y

IO! Saturnalia!

AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y

Io Saturnalia to all my Comrades. Yes, that means you too.

pimento64@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Oh is that a thing? I hadn't heard.

Maybe you should post about it so more people know.

PugJesus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Romeposting is my escape from the horrors of this world, like socially obligated gatherings with family, let me have this

pimento64@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

No. We are going to eat this dinner as a family. Now, what kind of jobs do you have lined up? Because we're going to discuss your problems in excruciating detail. Why can't you be more like your sister??

PugJesus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

More like "Time to sit here and listen to talk about how coal could power the whole country and how children aren't beaten enough anymore"