Saturnales

The Saturnales (in Latin Saturnalia ) were, during the Roman antiquity, of the festival S accompanied by great rejoicings, celebrated in the honor of the god Saturn, during whom the slave S enjoyed apparent a Liberté and where all was allowed.

Initially from December 17th to 21st, then later of the 17 with the December 24th, this festival of the Liberté reversed the order of the things and during a time, the slaves became the Masters and conversely. One suspended figurines with the threshold of the houses and the vaults of the crossroads. One served as the Cochon of milk in banquets which gave place to true feast S.

By extension, this term indicates:

• a work of the writer Macrobe, in the form of a philosophical dialog being held during Saturnales.
• of the Festival S unslung during which all excesses are allowed.
• a time of overflow, vice, license, violent demonstration of being able or Vice.

See too

http://zabra.free.fr/templum/rome/fetes_romaines.php3#12

• Solomon Reinach, the King torture victim, Anthropology (1902).

http://www.saturnales.ch

• Saturnales

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