by DHales | Dec 1, 2017 | art, Books, culture, history, Italy, Language, Music, Religion, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La stagione natalizia The Christmas season In ancient times the Romans celebrated Saturnalia, a winter solstice festival, with religious rites and drunken feasts. The early Christian church decreed December 25 — then the feast of the sun god Mithras...