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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 ]
Pagan Pride Day, held annually at many locations; Pagan Spirit Gathering, since 1980; Paganicon, since 2011; Pan Pagan Festival, since 1976; Natale di Roma, a festival linked to the foundation of Rome, gained popularity over the last 20 years [2] Spring Mysteries Festival, since 1986; Sirius Rising, since 1994; Spirit Haven, since 1980
North Beach was home to the first lesbian bar in San Francisco, Mona's 440 Club. Mona Sargeant and her husband Jimmie opened Mona's in 1936 in a North Beach basement as a small underground bar celebrating the end of Prohibition. Once Mona's gained enough popularity between the gay community and tourists, the club moved to a much larger location ...
At one point, according to the University of South-Eastern Norway, the drink—which traces back to the pre-Christian pagan midwinter festival but was later adopted to honor Mary and Jesus—was ...
San Francisco: 1967 Discontinued Japan Expo USA: San Mateo: 2013–2014 Discontinued Lompoc Valley Flower Festival: Lompoc: 1952–2019, 2022– Madonnari Chalk Festival: Santa Barbara [2] Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival: Morgan Hill: 1980– [3] National Orange Show: San Bernardino: 1911– Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival: Newport Beach: 2014 ...
Many neighborhoods in San Francisco have annual street festivals featuring live music, arts and crafts vendors, and community organizations. Among the largest of these are Castro Street Fair, Union Street Art Festival, North Beach Festival, and Haight-Ashbury Street Fair.
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In 1936, the San Francisco Chronicle published a "Cocktailing, Dancing, and Dining." In the guide, Mona's was described as a "bohemian" club, which was a coded way of describing it as sexually unconventional. [2] The bar became the first openly lesbian club that was geared towards the local gay community as opposed to gay tourists. Mona's ...