'The Sigillaria' on 19 December was a day of gift-giving during The tokens exchanged were called sigillaria (pl) and were often terracotta or wax figures 🧸🐔🐖

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Some details ✨ I do not know if/how the inhabitants of decorated for but normally Romans put up greenery and wreaths in their homes. In Roman England they would have had yew and possibly some wayward Scots pine in December🌲🌨️

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✨Nalia❄️

Entre mis practicas de coloreado, ayer hice a Nalia, este concepto es de mis favoritos y me gustó mucho al punto de que la dibuje :D

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spiced (#mulsum) and made life a little sweeter for Roman soldiers at Wall. Pots found at Roman Fort and Roman town showed traces of wine. More: https://t.co/omKueQnpJR

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A rescue attempt turns to disaster and Xenalia gets converted in a loyal eggbot too. Commission work for Blixxi MadScript on Discord.

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Io Saturnalia! 🎉

the Roman calendar saw the start of the Saturnalia festival which lasted 6 days.

Held to honour Saturn, it featured a public banquet, gift-giving, and a carnival atmosphere that briefly upended social norms.

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Yonic Saturnalia greetings, everyone, enjoy the overturn of the social norms this 👌

Share your artefacts, and fun facts today and stick it to the phallocracy!

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¡IO SATVRNALIA! ¡Felices saturnales a todas y todos! Celebrad, bailad, jugad, cantad y vivid; hoy es el mejor día del año.

Pero, sobre todo, no relacionéis esta festividad romana con la Navidad o con el solsticio de invierno, porque no tienen nada que ver.

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XANALIA NFTART AWARDS 2021
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Today is the start of Saturnalia, when slaves rule their masters, when nobody works, but all indulge in feasting, drinking and gift-giving, and men wear women’s clothing. Catullus calls it ‘the best of days’, but Pliny tries to escape by spending the day alone in his summerhouse.

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Good Morning! Have a great start of Or if you like
Another black-haired for your viewing pleasure.

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and a set of listed Japanese🇯🇵 companies are bringing World's 🌎first Awards🏆

This colorful is an abstract work of art🎨 and represents the artist's vibrant personality🥰

🔗https://t.co/7iBUjaSm2L

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In Roman mythology, holly was the sacred plant of the god Saturn, and to honor him at the Saturnalia festival, the Romans gave each other gifts of holly wreaths. Christians would place holly wreaths in their houses to avoid detection https://t.co/F0xO6zoD66

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