- deities, but the
uncovering of the priest's head may also be one of the
Saturnalian reversals, the
opposite of what was normal.
Following the
sacrifice the...
-
Christmas custom of the Lord of
Misrule during the
Christian era and the
Saturnalian custom of
antiquity may have
completely separate origins; the two separate...
-
feast of St.
Martin of Tours), now
known as Advent. In Italy,
former Saturnalian traditions were
attached to Advent.
Around the 12th century,
these traditions...
- from attending. In the
Cretan city of Cydonia, the
festival had a more
Saturnalian character, as the
social order was
inverted and
masters waited on their...
- no more than the
distribution of
gifts by
wealthy noblemen during the
Saturnalian revelries. The
earliest records of a
lottery offering tickets for sale...
-
religious festivals of the
pagan Gr****s and
Romans and are seen by many as
Saturnalian.
David incorporated many
revolutionary symbols into
these theatrical...
- hug, to both her and Leonard's
surprise –
Leonard claims it to be "a
Saturnalian miracle". When Sheldon's
World of
Warcraft account is
hacked and the...
-
Gordon P.
Jones elaborates on the
importance of this detail: Such a
saturnalian exchange of
costumes in the
opening scene would have
opened up a number...
-
Purple Magic Clevemore Downtowners Golden Crown Jokers Satin Slipper Saturnalian Spartans Shooting Stars South Philly Vikings Because of the
large number...
- Melville, Conrad, and Joyce, of Faulkner,
Nathanael West, and Nabokov, the
saturnalian inventiveness he
shares with
contemporaries like John
Barth and Joseph...
