Instead of heads to Dis Pater, the Romans were to offer effigies or masks (oscilla); a mask appears in the representation of Saturnalia in the Calendar of Filocalus. Since the Greek word phota meant ...

Scented candles have long been a staple in our homes, promising relaxation, cozy ambiance, and a touch of luxury. But beneath the alluring aromas, a cloud of concern has been gathering.

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Saturnalia suspended work and business ... Jean Louis Baptiste Thomas, La festa dei Moccoletti, 1817 The modern carnival has even included the famous Candles Feast or “Festa dei moccoletti”, a group ...

Early Romans would celebrate the Solstice with a feast called Saturnalia – to honour the Saturn God ... Some built Christmas pyramids of wood and decorated them with evergreens and candles if wood was ...

An illustrative photo of oil candles lit on the first night of Hanukkah. (credit: FLASH90) The other set of tensions inherent in Hanukkah are between the physical and the spiritual, between human ...

What does the existence of a Jewish national home demand of each of us? We might look to the light of the candles for clarity, but in truth, it may be the swaying and flickering of the flames ...

candles, and sigillaria (small clay figurines). It was a merry time for everyone, from the emperor of Rome to the common man. But it wasn’t Christmas quite yet. The influence of Saturnalia on ...

One candle for each year the person has been alive ... 25th for their holiday to try to overrule the Roman pagan holiday, Saturnalia. Saturnalia was a celebration of the god of the harvest ...

for all to hear. The Saturnalia was an occasion for celebration, visits to friends, and the presentation of gifts, particularly “cerei,” wax candles, and again, “sigillaria,” clay dolls.