![]() ![]() I Segreti dei Solstizi», published by Rirella Editrice (rirella-editrice.ch). □ If you wish to know more about these Illuminations and Archaeoastronomy, we explain it in detail in our book «Villa Adriana. ✅ Many Roman buildings were oriented in order to create luminous «special effects» in the days of Winter Solstice, such as those we discovered in Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, in the buildings of Roccabruna and Accademia. ![]() Also emperor Hadrian was portrayed as Sol Invictus on the Quadriga of the Sun, a bronze sculpture which seems to have been on top of his Mausoleum, the current Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome. ✅ We know, however, that Nero had previously identified himself with the Sun by the name of Neos Helios. ✅ In the third century AD to the Saturnalia was added the cult of the Sol Invictus, a solar deity of oriental origin, imported by the emperor Elagabalus and later by Aurelian. Shops, schools and courts were closed, wars were suspended. ✅ Originally the Saturnalia were dedicated to the god Saturn, who was later replaced by Dionysus: the wild feasts and abundant libations typical of his cult were added to the old rituals. A game similar to today's Bingo was played: the numbers also had oracular functions, and were used to predict the future. Small terracotta figurines and candles (a symbol of the light returning after the Winter Solstice) were typical gifts, along with other cheap items. Gift-giving was another common theme of Saturnalia. Saturnalia, the most popular holiday on the ancient Roman calendar, derived from older farming-related rituals of midwinter and the winter solstice. People exchanged gifts, a great banquet was prepared to cheer up the long night spent awake, waiting for the new Sun to rise. Io Saturnalia was the official salutation of the festival, often used after singing or joke-telling. ✅ The Saturnalia were a rite of passage from the Old to the New Year, similar to our Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations. ✅ In Roman times the most important feast of the year were the Saturnalia, celebrated on the Winter Solstice, when it seemed that the Sun was not going to rise again the apparent death of Nature had to be exorcised with special rituals, so that the Sun could resume its course. It was traditionally celebrated with all kinds of feasting. Saturnalia Saturnalia is an Ancient Roman. Saturnalia is a week-long celebration held at the time of winter solstice, taking place around December 17th to roughly the 25th. □ WINTER SOLSTICE, SATURNALIA AND SOL INVICTUS Throughout history, many cultures have developed their own ways of celebrating and honoring the winter solstice. Holidays and Traditions around the December solstice Christmas Celebrations Feast of Juul Saturnalia in Ancient Rome Modern Day Celebrations Santo Tomas in. ![]()
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