Saturnalia, an ancient Roman festival, was initially celebrated on December 17. It honored Saturn, the Roman god of ...

This Sunday we will enter the calendar year 2017. This date was calculated by early medieval Christians who adjusted the pagan Roman calendar to designate the number of years since the birth of ...

Again our prized calendar names the day after the Roman pagan god named after the ancient discovery of the planet Saturn. It is actually called Saturn Day, shortened to Saturday as a single word.

Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

"Christmas takes many of its customs and probably its date on the calendar from the pagan Roman festivals of Saturnalia and Kalends," Maria Kennedy, assistant teaching professor in the Department ...

Maybe from a pagan Roman festival. News Bergen Passaic Sports HS Sports Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper ... A surviving fourth century Roman calendar illustrates the month of December with images ...

He argued at least one pagan festival, the Roman Natalis Solis Invictus, instituted by Emperor Aurelian on Dec. 25, 274, was introduced in response to the Christian observance.

It was Day One or First Day to the Lord. Our Roman calendar has named the day as Sunday (Sun-day) in honour of a pagan god that symbolised the sun.

"Christmas takes many of its customs and probably its date on the calendar from the pagan Roman festivals of Saturnalia and Kalends," Maria Kennedy, assistant teaching professor in the Department ...

Winter solstice 2022, the shortest day of year and the official first day of winter, is on Wednesday, December 21 for North America and much of Europe and Africa. It’s on Thursday for the bulk ...