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  2. Saturnalia - Wikipedia

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    Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the ... [107] [112] [15] Like Saturnalia, Christmas during the Middle Ages was a time of ruckus ...

  3. Yule - Wikipedia

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    The modern English noun Yule descends from Old English ġēol, earlier geoh(h)ol, geh(h)ol, and geóla, sometimes plural. [1] The Old English ġēol or ġēohol and ġēola or ġēoli indicate the 12-day festival of "Yule" (later: "Christmastide"), the latter indicating the month of "Yule", whereby ǣrra ġēola referred to the period before the Yule festival (December) and æftera ġēola ...

  4. Mōdraniht - Wikipedia

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    Mōdraniht or Modranicht (pronounced [ˈmoːdrɑniçt]; Old English for "Night of the Mothers" or "Mothers' Night") was an event held at what is now Christmas Eve by Anglo-Saxon pagans. The event is solely attested by the medieval English historian Bede in his eighth-century Latin work De temporum ratione. It has been suggested that sacrifices ...

  5. 10 old-school Christmas traditions that are no longer practiced

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    Stacker compiled a list of 10 Christmas traditions that are no longer widely observed using various sources. ... Saturnalia is a holiday honoring the agricultural god Saturn, and the ancient ...

  6. Chester: The city which still celebrates Saturnalia - AOL

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    Christmas in Chester means a celebration of more than one set of 2,000-year-old traditions. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...

  7. Christmas and holiday season - Wikipedia

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    The Christmas season [3] or the festive season, [4] ... Saturnalia was an ancient Roman festival in honor of the deity Saturn, the god of time, ...

  8. Wait, What Does 'Yuletide' Actually Mean? - AOL

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    Yule originates from pagan traditions/ancient celebrations that symbolized the longest night of the year. These gatherings marked the end of the cold, dark winter and the symbolic rebirth of the ...

  9. Wheel of the Year - Wikipedia

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    Imbolc, Yule For Imbolc, gold is symbolic of candle flames and light. [57] During Yule, gold is associated with the Sun and gift giving [56] White Imbolc White is the primary colour of Imbolc. [58] Like gold, it symbolises light and candle flames. [58] It also symbolises the snow, milk and Brigid, along with other symbols of the season. [59 ...