ZombieNixon
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Sun Dec-19-04 09:17 PM
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Start wishing people Saturnalia Felix |
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Edited on Sun Dec-19-04 09:18 PM by ZombieNixon
(sat-urn-ALE-ee-uh FEE-liks) or Nollaig Maith (KNOLL-aig mye)
They're ancient pagan festivals celebrated around Christmas time (Roman and Irish, respectively). Most reactions will be :wtf:s but it's good for self-satisfaction.
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MASSAFRA
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Sun Dec-19-04 09:21 PM
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about the Saturnalia in my college Latin class.
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seaj11
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Sun Dec-19-04 09:27 PM
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2. "Christmas" was deliberately created around Saturnalia |
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in an effort to convert the Romans.
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Sun Dec-19-04 09:38 PM
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3. Don't forget to unchain your statues of Saturn |
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it's the only time of the year he's free
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