The New Saturnalia
"The New Saturnalia" is a short essay by Karl Jones.
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.
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.
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“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”