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SATURNALIA SWEATER CODE
In fact, the dress code called for total nakedness. Saturnalia was a function without formalities in that department. The sparkle and glitter, the festive colors of red and green, the merry messages spread across our chests to invite mirth and frivolity? Waste of time for these guys. You know how today we exercise caution with alcohol and warn folks not to drink to excess? No Roman would invite you back to their place if you were going to poo poo their fun and order a taxi for everyone come 10:30.Īnd think about how much time we usually spend picking out jubilant outfits for the many seasonal s oirées.
SATURNALIA SWEATER DRIVER
Determined to experience a taste of the delicious decadence their ancestors once embraced as everyday ordinary, these normally gladiatorial warriors left their weapons at the door and started whipping up big batches of eggnog.īut showing a bit more gusto than their predecessors, these rowdy Romans took the lily-white past and ratcheted the level of excitement to new heights.ĭesignated Driver (Photo credit: storyvillegirl) Once Saturn was ousted from his celestial throne by Jupiter, and time marched forward to the darker and despondent periods of the Silver and Iron ages, Romans did their level best to bring back snippets of that shiny era. The point of the festival was to recall that Golden Age, when innocence reigned and abundance was the norm. There were the usual gripes about no mail delivery and closed government offices, but seeing as most folks spent the week in a fog of alcoholic fumes, flaring tempers were easily dampened with an extra swig of grog. Therefore, the Romans covered their bases and stretched the length of celebration to a few days before and after the new calendar’s official date. Somewhere between then and Caesar’s changes to the calendar, the exact date grew hazy. The gala at first was held on December 17 th, but because of a few folks fooling around with time tracking, things got muddled. In the earliest of Roman ages, the age of Saturn, a festival was thrown in honor of Saturnus-the god of seed and sowing. Paris – Musée d’Orsay: Thomas Couture’s Romains de la décadence (Photo credit: wallyg)Īnd when sizing up all of the year’s fancy feasts and festivals, the blue ribbon winner had to be Saturnalia.
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