Long festival beginning 30 days before the winter solstice, honoring Dionysus/Bacchus and Kronos/Saturn. Each day was dedicated to a letter of the alphabet. Feasts grew as the days shortened toward Saturnalia. Survived into Byzantine times.
Roman & Greek · Nov 24 - Dec 17
Long festival beginning 30 days before the winter solstice, honoring Dionysus/Bacchus and Kronos/Saturn. Each day was dedicated to a letter of the alphabet. Feasts grew as the days shortened toward Saturnalia. Survived into Byzantine times.