Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Long before Christmas, Romans celebrated Saturnalia, a secret winter festival honoring Saturn, the god of time and harvest. Social rules were flipped upside down: people decorated trees, exchanged gifts, wore masks, feasted, and celebrated abundance. Many of our modern holiday traditions, gift-giving, festive decorations, and feasts—trace back to these ancient, untamed celebrations.

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