saturnalias in a sentence
Examples
- Martial used the term with reference to gifts of literature exchanged by Romans during the festival of Saturnalia.
- December was also the time of the feast of Saturn, ( Saturnalia ) a time of wild merrymaking.
- The portion of Saturnalia devoted to Ops was " Opalia ", similar to " opalus ".
- It is the paradise of the lowest of costermongers, and often the saturnalia of the most emerited thieves.
- Mark Hanau's involvement with Curved Air and Saturnalia and the picture discs is sufficient to confirm notability.
- This tradition was carried on in the Middle Ages by monks, who would produce beer for the Saturnalia.
- Saturnalia was held on 17 December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities through to 23 December.
- But lurking behind the gay saturnalia during this booze-soaked week is the specter of HIV from unprotected sex.
- They were also used as decorations during the Roman festival of Saturnalia; ivy was supposed to protect against drunkenness.
- The word " Saturnalia " was one which turned up under the entry for " Chaos " in a thesaurus.