Damn, I was good in my prime. The following dates to 2006 (cover art credit: Anthony Beard) and is self-explanatory. Shortly thereafter, we got wise and moved the start back to “Black Friday,” which made a lot more sense overall. Gravity Head may have been the “greatest hit,” but Saturnalia was the song I never tired of playing.
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BONA SATURNALIA! COME UNLEASH YOUR INNER PAGAN AS WE PRESENT “SATURNALIA MMVI,” A WINTER SOLSTICE DRAFT BEER FESTIVAL BEGINNING DECEMBER 15.
In pre-Christian Rome, Saturnalia was the annual winter solstice celebration that originally coincided with the feast days for Saturn (god of sowing and the harvest), Consus (god of the storage bin) and Opa (goddess of plenty).
Many of our contemporary winter holiday traditions derive from Saturnalia’s pagan roots, including the hanging of wreaths and garlands, donations to the needy, prayers for p ......
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