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Of course, Old Saturnalia was the Masters carefully letting the Slaves have a little fun once a year. | Of course, Old Saturnalia was the Masters carefully letting the Slaves have a little fun once a year. | ||
I don't imagine the Masters smiling indulgently at the New version. | I don't imagine the Masters today smiling indulgently at the New version. | ||
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== Nonfiction == | |||
Saturnalia was an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities through to 23 December. The holiday was celebrated with a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn, in the Roman Forum, and a public banquet, followed by private gift-giving, continual partying, and a carnival atmosphere that overturned Roman social norms: gambling was permitted, and masters provided table service for their slaves as it was seen as a time of liberty for both slaves and freedmen alike. | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia Saturnalia] @ Wikipedia | |||
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* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[The New Colossus]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Saturnalia (nonfiction)]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ | * [https://www.facebook.com/karl.gregory.jones/posts/10225202869917416 Post] @ Facebook (29 January 2021) | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia Saturnalia] @ Wikipedia | |||
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[[Category:Essays | [[Category:Essays]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 4 February 2023
"The New Saturnalia"
The New Saturnalia — topsy turvy upside down, Slaves into Masters and the Other Way Round.
Of course, Old Saturnalia was the Masters carefully letting the Slaves have a little fun once a year.
I don't imagine the Masters today smiling indulgently at the New version.
Nonfiction
Saturnalia was an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities through to 23 December. The holiday was celebrated with a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn, in the Roman Forum, and a public banquet, followed by private gift-giving, continual partying, and a carnival atmosphere that overturned Roman social norms: gambling was permitted, and masters provided table service for their slaves as it was seen as a time of liberty for both slaves and freedmen alike.
- Saturnalia @ Wikipedia
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Post @ Facebook (29 January 2021)
- Saturnalia @ Wikipedia