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	''Mi amice'', this is my small and humble offering for your enjoyment and it is my sincerest wish that this season brings you peace, prosperity and love for you and your family: Oh Saturn, oldest and noblest king, hear my sincerest prayer for your Nova Roman people for peace, prosperity and love but also sow your generative seed for the strength, fortitude and understanding to make great strides in progress for growth within the ''res publica''. ''Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis!''		''Mi amice'', this is my small and humble offering for your enjoyment and it is my sincerest wish that this season brings you peace, prosperity and love for you and your family: Oh Saturn, oldest and noblest king, hear my sincerest prayer for your Nova Roman people for peace, prosperity and love but also sow your generative seed for the strength, fortitude and understanding to make great strides in progress for growth within the ''res publica''. ''Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis!''

		+	== A traditional Roman family celebration ==
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		+	[[Gaius Tullius Valerianus Germanicus (Nova Roma)\|C. Tullius Valerianus Germanicus ''consul'']]: The first day of Saturnalia! This morning, I removed the bonds on my image of Saturnus, and made sacrifice unto that god. Tonight my family shared a roasted pork dinner (no, we didn't sacrifice the pig ourselves - we're not that traditional!). We ate by candlelight, wearing our ''[[pileus\|pilei]]''. I had some mulled mead to drink - my substitute for ''[[mulsum]]''. After dinner we distributed small gifts (I give out my gifts in small baskets - ''sportulae''). The ''sportulae'' contained some traditional gifts, like candles, and some less so (like small amounts of "money" - chocolate gelt). We used the chocolate coins for another traditional Saturnalia activity - gambling! We raced to complete a Saturnalia-themed wordsearch (which I won - ''Eugepae!'' - and thus added to my stock of chocolate coins!). Then we played a dice game (this time I lost - Eheu!). But a good time was had by all. Every time we did an activity, we had to draw from a bowl of paper slips upon which were printed Saturnalia-themed rhymes, and read them aloud to the family.
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	==Bringing Wine & Cakes==		==Bringing Wine & Cakes==

−	[[Marca Hortensia Maior (Nova Roma)\|M. Hortensia Maior]]	+	[[Marca Hortensia Maior (Nova Roma)\|M. Hortensia Maior]]: I'm making Mulsum and honey cakes for my Latin class and friends. Another person is bringing "Synaulia" ancient Roman music CD's. We're meeting at a pizzeria so I think this is fun and not too much to do.
−	I'm making Mulsum and honey cakes for my Latin class and friends. Another person is bringing "Synaulia" ancient Roman music CD's. We're meeting at a pizzeria so I think this is fun and not too much to do.	+

	Mulsum Recipe:		Mulsum Recipe:
−	add 200 ML of honey to a bottle of white wine, chill and let the flavours marry for a few days. Then serve.	+	add 200 ML of honey to a bottle of white wine, chill and let the flavours marry for a few days. Then serve.

	==Dog's world turned upside-down==		==Dog's world turned upside-down==

M. Lucretius Agricola at 00:30, 18 December 2009

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	* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Saturnalia.html Saturnalia] in Smith's Dictionary.		* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Saturnalia.html Saturnalia] in Smith's Dictionary.

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M. Lucretius Agricola: /* Gift Ideas */ add isbn

2009-11-24T00:59:12Z

Gift Ideas: add isbn

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	==One present each day==		==One present each day==

M. Lucretius Agricola: headings to level 2

2009-11-24T00:48:03Z

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Marca Hortensia Maior: /* Bringing Wine & Cakes */

2009-11-05T21:59:23Z

Bringing Wine & Cakes

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	===Bringing Wine & Cakes===		===Bringing Wine & Cakes===
−	[[Marca Hortensia (Nova Roma)\|M. Hortensia Maior]]	+	[[Marca Hortensia Maior (Nova Roma)\|M. Hortensia Maior]]
	I'm making Mulsum and honey cakes for my Latin class and friends. Another person is bringing "Synaulia" ancient Roman music CD's. We're meeting at a pizzeria so I think this is fun and not too much to do.		I'm making Mulsum and honey cakes for my Latin class and friends. Another person is bringing "Synaulia" ancient Roman music CD's. We're meeting at a pizzeria so I think this is fun and not too much to do.

	Mulsum Recipe:		Mulsum Recipe:
	add 200 ML of honey to a bottle of white wine, chill and let the flavours marry for a few days. Then serve.		add 200 ML of honey to a bottle of white wine, chill and let the flavours marry for a few days. Then serve.
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	===Dog's world turned upside-down===		===Dog's world turned upside-down===

Marca Hortensia Maior at 21:58, 5 November 2009

2009-11-05T21:58:17Z

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	''Mi amice'', this is my small and humble offering for your enjoyment and it is my sincerest wish that this season brings you peace, prosperity and love for you and your family: Oh Saturn, oldest and noblest king, hear my sincerest prayer for your Nova Roman people for peace, prosperity and love but also sow your generative seed for the strength, fortitude and understanding to make great strides in progress for growth within the ''res publica''. ''Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis!''		''Mi amice'', this is my small and humble offering for your enjoyment and it is my sincerest wish that this season brings you peace, prosperity and love for you and your family: Oh Saturn, oldest and noblest king, hear my sincerest prayer for your Nova Roman people for peace, prosperity and love but also sow your generative seed for the strength, fortitude and understanding to make great strides in progress for growth within the ''res publica''. ''Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis!''

−	===M. Hortensia Maior~~===~~	+	===Bringing Wine & Cakes===
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	I'm making Mulsum and honey cakes for my Latin class and friends. Another person is bringing "Synaulia" ancient Roman music CD's. We're meeting at a pizzeria so I think this is fun and not too much to do.		I'm making Mulsum and honey cakes for my Latin class and friends. Another person is bringing "Synaulia" ancient Roman music CD's. We're meeting at a pizzeria so I think this is fun and not too much to do.

Marca Hortensia Maior: /* Dog's world turned upside-down */

2009-11-05T21:56:24Z

Dog's world turned upside-down

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	''Mi amice'', this is my small and humble offering for your enjoyment and it is my sincerest wish that this season brings you peace, prosperity and love for you and your family: Oh Saturn, oldest and noblest king, hear my sincerest prayer for your Nova Roman people for peace, prosperity and love but also sow your generative seed for the strength, fortitude and understanding to make great strides in progress for growth within the ''res publica''. ''Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis!''		''Mi amice'', this is my small and humble offering for your enjoyment and it is my sincerest wish that this season brings you peace, prosperity and love for you and your family: Oh Saturn, oldest and noblest king, hear my sincerest prayer for your Nova Roman people for peace, prosperity and love but also sow your generative seed for the strength, fortitude and understanding to make great strides in progress for growth within the ''res publica''. ''Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis!''
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		+	I'm making Mulsum and honey cakes for my Latin class and friends. Another person is bringing "Synaulia" ancient Roman music CD's. We're meeting at a pizzeria so I think this is fun and not too much to do.
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		+	Mulsum Recipe:
		+	add 200 ML of honey to a bottle of white wine, chill and let the flavours marry for a few days. Then serve.
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	===Dog's world turned upside-down===		===Dog's world turned upside-down===

M. Lucretius Agricola at 14:06, 5 November 2009

2009-11-05T14:06:01Z

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M. Lucretius Agricola: /* Gift Ideas */

2009-11-05T13:49:03Z

Gift Ideas

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M. Lucretius Agricola: gifts sidebar

2009-11-05T07:19:04Z

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	Dancing and singing in the streets is now frowned upon, unless you can get a parade permit. A parade, if you could organize it, would be fun. Imagine - giant floats of the Gods tended by the priests and acolytes, musicians and dancers, contortionists to amaze and delight, acrobats and jugglers, all in honor of Saturn!		Dancing and singing in the streets is now frowned upon, unless you can get a parade permit. A parade, if you could organize it, would be fun. Imagine - giant floats of the Gods tended by the priests and acolytes, musicians and dancers, contortionists to amaze and delight, acrobats and jugglers, all in honor of Saturn!
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	===One present each day===		===One present each day===

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	This page is a compilation of Saturnalia celebrations reported by Nova Romans.		This page is a compilation of Saturnalia celebrations reported by Nova Romans.
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−	===Roman decorations and celebrations===	+	==Roman decorations and celebrations==

	[[Secunda Floria Zonara (Nova Roma)\|Secunda Floria Zonara]]: Gold, because the sun is yellow, is always a sure choice for a good Saturnalia decoration. For modern Saturnalia, those golden glass ball ornaments are ideal, as are gold sun faces, gold stars, and gilded anythings. Gilding nuts and pine cones and nestling them among the swags and wreaths of greenery would be a lovely way of acknowledging the ancient roots of this ceremony.		[[Secunda Floria Zonara (Nova Roma)\|Secunda Floria Zonara]]: Gold, because the sun is yellow, is always a sure choice for a good Saturnalia decoration. For modern Saturnalia, those golden glass ball ornaments are ideal, as are gold sun faces, gold stars, and gilded anythings. Gilding nuts and pine cones and nestling them among the swags and wreaths of greenery would be a lovely way of acknowledging the ancient roots of this ceremony.
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−	===One present each day===	+	==One present each day==

	[[Lucia Iulia Aquila (Nova Roma)\|L. Iulia Aquila]]: My family, like those of yours, has its own traditions for the festival. The daily gifting of one small thoughtful and useful present each day is a loving reminder of the season culminating with a few extra on the last day. This holiday has many variations because the traditions handed down are dependent on so many variables and often are reminiscent of many eras. In addition, in the past, they blended in to some degree on the surface with other Holidays, for example Chanukah (a little later this year) and Christmas. This only served to make our Saturnalia even richer as we shared with our friends of different religions the merriment and joy but also the great sense of the sacred and this we all have in common no matter what our beliefs are. And the tales and lore of different cultures and religions enriched us all. The games, the decorations, the lights and candles delighted us all. Every evening meal was a little special and often attended by guests of our brotherhood and those in their employ with special feasts on such days as the ''Bacchanalia'' of the Solstice; 20th century Roman feasts. The feasts extended to the eve of the 24th and day of the 25th; on the 25th we awoke just knowing this great elf called Santa Claus brought gifts to us in celebration of ''Dies Natalis Solis Invicti'', the birth of the unconquered sun, brought forward from my strong paternal military lineage.		[[Lucia Iulia Aquila (Nova Roma)\|L. Iulia Aquila]]: My family, like those of yours, has its own traditions for the festival. The daily gifting of one small thoughtful and useful present each day is a loving reminder of the season culminating with a few extra on the last day. This holiday has many variations because the traditions handed down are dependent on so many variables and often are reminiscent of many eras. In addition, in the past, they blended in to some degree on the surface with other Holidays, for example Chanukah (a little later this year) and Christmas. This only served to make our Saturnalia even richer as we shared with our friends of different religions the merriment and joy but also the great sense of the sacred and this we all have in common no matter what our beliefs are. And the tales and lore of different cultures and religions enriched us all. The games, the decorations, the lights and candles delighted us all. Every evening meal was a little special and often attended by guests of our brotherhood and those in their employ with special feasts on such days as the ''Bacchanalia'' of the Solstice; 20th century Roman feasts. The feasts extended to the eve of the 24th and day of the 25th; on the 25th we awoke just knowing this great elf called Santa Claus brought gifts to us in celebration of ''Dies Natalis Solis Invicti'', the birth of the unconquered sun, brought forward from my strong paternal military lineage.
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	''Mi amice'', this is my small and humble offering for your enjoyment and it is my sincerest wish that this season brings you peace, prosperity and love for you and your family: Oh Saturn, oldest and noblest king, hear my sincerest prayer for your Nova Roman people for peace, prosperity and love but also sow your generative seed for the strength, fortitude and understanding to make great strides in progress for growth within the ''res publica''. ''Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis!''		''Mi amice'', this is my small and humble offering for your enjoyment and it is my sincerest wish that this season brings you peace, prosperity and love for you and your family: Oh Saturn, oldest and noblest king, hear my sincerest prayer for your Nova Roman people for peace, prosperity and love but also sow your generative seed for the strength, fortitude and understanding to make great strides in progress for growth within the ''res publica''. ''Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis!''

−	===Bringing Wine & Cakes===	+	==Bringing Wine & Cakes==
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	[[Marca Hortensia Maior (Nova Roma)\|M. Hortensia Maior]]		[[Marca Hortensia Maior (Nova Roma)\|M. Hortensia Maior]]
	I'm making Mulsum and honey cakes for my Latin class and friends. Another person is bringing "Synaulia" ancient Roman music CD's. We're meeting at a pizzeria so I think this is fun and not too much to do.		I'm making Mulsum and honey cakes for my Latin class and friends. Another person is bringing "Synaulia" ancient Roman music CD's. We're meeting at a pizzeria so I think this is fun and not too much to do.
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	add 200 ML of honey to a bottle of white wine, chill and let the flavours marry for a few days. Then serve.		add 200 ML of honey to a bottle of white wine, chill and let the flavours marry for a few days. Then serve.

−	===Dog's world turned upside-down===	+	==Dog's world turned upside-down==

	[[Damianus Lucianus Dexippus (Nova Roma)\|Damianus Lucianus Dexippus]]: Since the festival runs for seven days, I plan to do something wild on each day. Unfortunately I have to work, but I plan on spreading good cheer throughout the office by wearing loud clothes (well...more loud than usual) and a different Renaissance hat each day (have lots from the Ren Fairres). I usually feed my dog after I have had dinner...so during that week, little Artemis will receive her food first.		[[Damianus Lucianus Dexippus (Nova Roma)\|Damianus Lucianus Dexippus]]: Since the festival runs for seven days, I plan to do something wild on each day. Unfortunately I have to work, but I plan on spreading good cheer throughout the office by wearing loud clothes (well...more loud than usual) and a different Renaissance hat each day (have lots from the Ren Fairres). I usually feed my dog after I have had dinner...so during that week, little Artemis will receive her food first.
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	Oh, and I'm trying to work in an orgy ...		Oh, and I'm trying to work in an orgy ...

−	===Bacchus and books===	+	==Bacchus and books==

	[[Quintus Fabius Maximus (Nova Roma)\|Q. Fabius Maximus]]: Since most of my friends know I'm a Roman Historian, I got:		[[Quintus Fabius Maximus (Nova Roma)\|Q. Fabius Maximus]]: Since most of my friends know I'm a Roman Historian, I got:
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	Friends who came to my party brought not one, not two, but 3 Bacchuses!! Statues, that is. I also got a HUGE plaque of the Forum in relief, 62" x 40" as a gift.		Friends who came to my party brought not one, not two, but 3 Bacchuses!! Statues, that is. I also got a HUGE plaque of the Forum in relief, 62" x 40" as a gift.

−	===Saturnalia with a little girl===	+	==Saturnalia with a little girl==

	[[Amethystia Iunia Crystallina (Nova Roma)\|Amethystia Iunia Crystallina]]: You'll have to forgive me, but this is really the first Saturnalia that I have either cared about or been allowed to do what I wanted for the Saturnalia. I am just so excited I am probably going to go nuts and share every minute.		[[Amethystia Iunia Crystallina (Nova Roma)\|Amethystia Iunia Crystallina]]: You'll have to forgive me, but this is really the first Saturnalia that I have either cared about or been allowed to do what I wanted for the Saturnalia. I am just so excited I am probably going to go nuts and share every minute.
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	Out of 9 days, Terry receives presents on 8 (must be nice, huh?).		Out of 9 days, Terry receives presents on 8 (must be nice, huh?).

−	===Relinquishing the boss's role===	+	==Relinquishing the boss's role==

	[[Quintus Fabius Maximus (Nova Roma)\|Q. Fabius Maximus]]: Tomorrow and Friday, Bandwagon Productions will be run by the assistants. Hopefully, we will lose no major deals because of this. However, my assistants love this holiday now. Monday I have a big meeting, so it's only for two days, this year. My partners think I am crazy.		[[Quintus Fabius Maximus (Nova Roma)\|Q. Fabius Maximus]]: Tomorrow and Friday, Bandwagon Productions will be run by the assistants. Hopefully, we will lose no major deals because of this. However, my assistants love this holiday now. Monday I have a big meeting, so it's only for two days, this year. My partners think I am crazy.

−	===Red and gold===	+	==Red and gold==

	'''Mia''': We've decorated everything in red and gold, since we pretty much celebrate this as a strictly and directly solar holiday. We have a gold star at the top of our tree-wannabe, but we reason that the sun is, after all, a star, and it was a good $5 cheaper than the sunburst-style tree topper. It all seems to fit nicely into the Saturnalia theme too.		'''Mia''': We've decorated everything in red and gold, since we pretty much celebrate this as a strictly and directly solar holiday. We have a gold star at the top of our tree-wannabe, but we reason that the sun is, after all, a star, and it was a good $5 cheaper than the sunburst-style tree topper. It all seems to fit nicely into the Saturnalia theme too.
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	My husband is all in favor of getting some wine and starting Saturnalia out on the right foot... I am more in favor of him taking me out to a restaurant. :)		My husband is all in favor of getting some wine and starting Saturnalia out on the right foot... I am more in favor of him taking me out to a restaurant. :)

−	===Circle of Saturn===	+	==Circle of Saturn==

	[[Damianus Lucianus Dexippus (Nova Roma)\|Damianus Lucianus Dexippus]]: As the Muse would have it, I was sitting around thinking of a way to acknowledge each of the days of the Saturnalia festival. Being of the modern age with our Pagan-unfriendly bosses making us work during this Festive Holiday and scrambling to buy gifts for both Pagan and non-Pagan friends and family, how can we take a few moments to honor each day of the Saturnalia, whether or not we plan festivities for the whole week?		[[Damianus Lucianus Dexippus (Nova Roma)\|Damianus Lucianus Dexippus]]: As the Muse would have it, I was sitting around thinking of a way to acknowledge each of the days of the Saturnalia festival. Being of the modern age with our Pagan-unfriendly bosses making us work during this Festive Holiday and scrambling to buy gifts for both Pagan and non-Pagan friends and family, how can we take a few moments to honor each day of the Saturnalia, whether or not we plan festivities for the whole week?
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	Each day I plan to offer a prayer to Saturnus and Ops and light a candle for that day's festivities. It's kinda like a Pagan Menorah. At the end of the seven days, the Circle of Saturn will be completely ablaze.		Each day I plan to offer a prayer to Saturnus and Ops and light a candle for that day's festivities. It's kinda like a Pagan Menorah. At the end of the seven days, the Circle of Saturn will be completely ablaze.

−	===Life, death and a Yule log===	+	==Life, death and a Yule log==

	[[Damianus Lucianus Dexippus (Nova Roma)\|Damianus Lucianus Dexippus]]: I went to one of the Tree Butcheries and asked for one of the trunks they may have cut off to size it for the picky families. It's a nice size log. So I brought it home and placed it on a bed of pine branches (also taken from the butchery). I adhered three candles to the log (one white, one red, and one green) to symbolize the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. I decorated the log and branches with red beads and lights.		[[Damianus Lucianus Dexippus (Nova Roma)\|Damianus Lucianus Dexippus]]: I went to one of the Tree Butcheries and asked for one of the trunks they may have cut off to size it for the picky families. It's a nice size log. So I brought it home and placed it on a bed of pine branches (also taken from the butchery). I adhered three candles to the log (one white, one red, and one green) to symbolize the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. I decorated the log and branches with red beads and lights.
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	This is my Yule Log. Without a fire place to burn it traditionally, I thought the candles made an acceptable Neo-Pagan adaption. I'm planning a small ritual on December 22 where I will light the candles to remind me of the Sun's rebirth (white candle) and the promise of new beginnings and hope in the new year, the fulfillment of oaths and deeds during the year (the red candle...symbolizing the Sun at its zenith), and the time of meditation and contemplation (the green candle ...symbolizing the Sun at its rest, its return to the underworld).		This is my Yule Log. Without a fire place to burn it traditionally, I thought the candles made an acceptable Neo-Pagan adaption. I'm planning a small ritual on December 22 where I will light the candles to remind me of the Sun's rebirth (white candle) and the promise of new beginnings and hope in the new year, the fulfillment of oaths and deeds during the year (the red candle...symbolizing the Sun at its zenith), and the time of meditation and contemplation (the green candle ...symbolizing the Sun at its rest, its return to the underworld).

−	===Welcoming door===	+	==Welcoming door==

	[[Marcus Minucius Audens (Nova Roma)\|M. Minucius Audens]]: As I understand it, most of the Saturnalia decorations are very much up to you (and your pocketbook) and a logical outlook on the season. The Yule Log, the tree, ornanments and decorations that today's Christians use were brought from elsewhere and are acceptable (except maybe for the angel at the top of the tree). Candles and candle decorations with bright colors, ribbons or strips of brightly colored cloth hung in decorative shapes. Decorative hangings and festive table decorations were well thought of. Don't forget the family shrine or gods, offerings of cakes and wine should be made and the decorations here should also reflect your house decorations.		[[Marcus Minucius Audens (Nova Roma)\|M. Minucius Audens]]: As I understand it, most of the Saturnalia decorations are very much up to you (and your pocketbook) and a logical outlook on the season. The Yule Log, the tree, ornanments and decorations that today's Christians use were brought from elsewhere and are acceptable (except maybe for the angel at the top of the tree). Candles and candle decorations with bright colors, ribbons or strips of brightly colored cloth hung in decorative shapes. Decorative hangings and festive table decorations were well thought of. Don't forget the family shrine or gods, offerings of cakes and wine should be made and the decorations here should also reflect your house decorations.