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Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #552 on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Saturday, December 14, 2024 The New York Times
Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December in the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities until 19 December. By the 1st century BC, the celebration had been extended until 23 December, for a total of seven days of festivities. [ 1 ]
USA TODAY’s Daily Crossword Puzzles Sudoku & Crossword Puzzle Answers This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Crossword Blog & Answers for November 11, 2024 by Sally Hoelscher
For the first time since 2020 when I began writing about the USA Today crossword, ASIA made more appearances than ERIE, which we saw 23 times this year. (Keep in mind that there are some words ...
In The Golden Bough, James Frazer cites a Greek martyrology which claims that during Saturnalia in Durostorum on the Danube (modern Silistra), Roman soldiers would choose a man from among themselves to be a ceremonial "temporary king" for thirty days. At the end of that term, this soldier was to cut his own throat on the altar of Saturn.
Saturnalia is a late example of the Symposium genre pioneered by Plato and Xenophon. [2] It is written as a series of scholarly dialogues at fictional banquets held over the eve of Saturnalia and three days of the holiday, December 16–19. [3] In each book, one of the characters does the bulk of the speaking on the topic. [4]
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The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT) is a crossword-solving tournament held annually in February, March, or April. Founded in 1978 by Will Shortz , who still directs the tournament, it is the oldest and largest crossword tournament held in the United States ; the 2023 event set an attendance record with more than 750 competitors.