Tag Archives: Rome
The First Saturnalia
According to the Wiki, December 17, 497 BC marked the start of the first-ever Saturnalia holiday in ancient Rome. You’ve gotta love that Roman record-keeping, and the revelry, gift-giving and sacrifices of that celebration made up “the best of days” according to the poet Catullus. The Saturnalia season is the pre-cursor to many of our [...]
Posted in Counter Culture
Tagged Catallus, Christmas, December 17, holidays, pagan, poet, revelry, Rome, Saturnalia
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The Horrible History of Halloween
It’s been a lot of fun spending the last month blasting this blog with profane and pitiless posts in the spirit of the season, but now Halloween is finally here! But what is Halloween? Where does our modern merrymaking come from and can the roots of our own costume and trick-or-treating traditions be traced back [...]
Posted in Occult
Tagged Celts, Detroit, Devil's Night, druids, Guy Fawkes, Halloween, harvest feast, Ireland, pagan, Rome, Virginia
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